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BIG IDEA: Roller Coaster Design Challenge
BIG IDEA: Roller Coaster Design Challenge
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STEM Space At Home Challenge
STEM Space At Home Challenge
(from Vivify Education)
Roller Coaster STEM Challenge
Roller Coaster STEM Challenge
Mission: Design a safe and fun roller coaster using available materials. Watch the video for 3 levels of challenges.
Materials Needed: Watch the video for ideas of materials to use around the house.
- Scissors
- Tape
- Materials for a track such as paper, newspaper, construction paper, cardboard (cereal boxes, tissues boxes, etc), paper plates, and toilet paper rolls.
- Materials for a support structure such as cereal boxes, rolled paper (newspaper, construction paper, magazines), or even a chair will work.
- Something spherical and lightweight such as a ping pong ball, bouncy ball, marble, or uncooked chickpea/garbanzo bean.
Video Introducing the Challenge
Video Introducing the Challenge
STEM+Space+At+Home_+Roller+Coaster.pdfWorksheets for the Challenge
Worksheets for the Challenge
Create-Your-Own-Roller-Coaster-With-Downloadable-P,3-5.pdfExample
Example
What do you do when you are finished your project? There are a few options.
What do you do when you are finished your project? There are a few options.
Take a picture of your final design, make a video. Share you design with your teacher, class, family.
Take a picture of your final design, make a video. Share you design with your teacher, class, family.
What did you learn?
What did you learn?
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