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Thrills and Chills Without the Spills
Roller Coaster Physics for Middle School Students

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Take the Challenge: Design and build a roller coaster that creates thrills and chills without the spills!

REFERENCE MATERIAL

Here are a number of roller coaster sites to get you started:

Internet Project - Roller Coasters
Link to roller coaster sites
Virtual roller coaster
Physics Park Online Project ($$$ to join but you may get some ideas)
Roller coaster specs (alphabetical)
More roller coaster specs - by amusement park (click on an amusment park inthe list and scroll to bottom to see specs for the rides)
Roller coaster history
National Amusement Park Historical Association
Design a Roller Coaster - build and test a roller coaster for a grade
The Roller Coaster lab - an online Physics lab.

The Physics behind the Roller Coaster:

Roller Coaster Physics a site created by Rhode Island Physics teachers
Newton's Apple's roller coaster site
Roller Coaster G-Forces a description of the forces acting on a roller coaster car with animated GIF's
Work and Energy an online lesson from Dickenson College department of Physics and Astronomy
Forces and Motion about 50 activities relating to forces and motion for beginner, intermediate and advanced
The Math Behind Roller Coaster Design
The Roller Coaster Physics book by Tony Wayne
The Annenberg/CPB Project brings you Amusement Park Physics.
Physics Day at Paramount's Great America Amusement Park

Other Related Resources

The Roller Coaster Data Base
The World of Coasters a site for roller coaster enthusiasts.
Physics Glossary Terms
The Coaster Cool Lost Coasters Page has great photos!
Physics Games explores concepts of energy and force.
The Rolling Ball Web provides wonderfull photos of sculptures that incorporate rolling balls.
Downhill Discoveries provides lesson plans devoted to the physical concepts behind roller coasters.