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Roller Coaster
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Engineering
Design Challenge
In pairs or groups, build a roller coaster that weighs as little as possible and allows a marble to travel on it for the longest time possible.
Concepts at a Glance
- Use the engineering design cycle to solve a problem
- Apply knowledge of forces and energy to create a roller coaster.
Curriculum Connections
K
- The motion of objects depends on their properties.
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- Forces influence the motion of an object
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- Energy has various forms and is conserved.
- Devices that transform energy.
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- Machines are devices that transform forces and energy.
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- Newton’s three laws of motion.
- Force of gravity.
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- Electricity is generated in different ways with different environmental impacts.
Materials
- Paper
- Tape
- Cardboard
- Scale (if you want to measure who has the lightest roller coaster)
- Marbles
Activity Instructions
Lesson Plan
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