To Copy and Edit this Lesson for your own use, please click this button
To report a bad link in this lesson click here.
Considerations and tips for how you want your roller coaster to be rated:
Most difficult (this is based on vertical distance between beginning and end)
Having the most rider screams (more riders = more screams)
Highest top speeds (steeper or longer downhill run)
Best stopping accuracy (has to end closest to the end without crashing)
MY LEARNING GOALS: - things I want to learn more about roller coasters and the physics
1. whats more some metal bars for the coaster or are the carts heavier.
2.what is the story about making the first roller coaster.
3. what are your favorite ride.
IMPORTANT: Open and read the Coaster Planning Chart Directions that explains how to use the
How to Build Your Roller Coaster Right Now! activity and how to complete the Coaster Design
Charts below.
Your #1 Coaster Design Chart using the Jason Digital Lab Coaster Creator
Number of cars : 8 Mass of the cars: 800kg Goal: to not have the cart continue going
Create your coaster and then document and complete 4 Trial Runs
Take a screenshot once you Result: Take a screenshot of the Scoring of this trial and thoughts What changes do you plan for the
create your coaster design and Result and describe what next trial
BEFORE you click on Next to run happened
it. Trial 1
Trial 2 track screenshot Results screenshot and Scoring screenshot and thoughts Changes planned
observations
Trial 3 track screenshot Results screenshot and Scoring screenshot and thoughts Changes needed
observations
Trial 4 track screenshot Results screenshot and Scoring screenshot and thoughts Plan for 2nd coaster
observations