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Take the Challenge: Design and build a roller
coaster that creates thrills and chills without the spills!
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Progress Journal - Throughout the project, students will complete
a journal answering essential questions.
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Scavenger Hunt - Each question on the Scavenger Hunt will have a
three point value. Partial credit can be given.
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Data Analysis of One Hill Roller Coaster Speed Trials - Teacher
and students should verify the average speed data submitted by the participants
from the listserve. If more than one set of data is submitted for
the same construction material, the average from all the trials may be
computed.
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Laboratory Report - Following the one hill roller coaster activity,
students will formulate a written hypothesis describing the construction
material and track design to use for the fastest roller coaster.
They will justify their hypotheses based upon their data analysis.
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Scale Drawing of Competition Roller Coaster - include information
about the construction material and track design. Submit drawings
on the listserve or mail them to the webmaster at Lincoln Elementary School,
66 Bartlett Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
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Self-grading Performance Rubric for the Competition Roller Coaster -
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Criteria
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Points Earned
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| Has minimum one hill, one loop and utilized exactly 4.0 meters of track |
1
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| Marble traveled around loop |
1
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| Marble reached end of track |
2
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| Marble stayed on the track |
3
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| Marble did not break the tissue (marble must stay on the track until
the end) |
3
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Compute the total number of points earned from each of the five trials
to obtain your total score out of a possible 50 points.
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Advertisement - Students should create an advertisement persuading
tourists to try out their roller coasters.
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Teacher Generated Quizzes - Cover any relevant science, math, language
arts, and/or workplace readiness skills.
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