Newton's Revenge Roller coaster project
Objective: Each student group will design & create a paper roller coaster.
With a marble, students will investigate the effectiveness of the marble manipulating itself on the track and making it through the many different obstacles from start to finish. Your group will present your final project to the class.
Are you ready to have FUN?
With a marble, students will investigate the effectiveness of the marble manipulating itself on the track and making it through the many different obstacles from start to finish. Your group will present your final project to the class.
Are you ready to have FUN?
Upcoming Deadlines to Remember
The Roller Coaster Challenge will begin on Wednesday, March 13th Final Roller Coaster Project will be due on Friday, March 29th All students will participate in a presentation of their project and share what was learned. |
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ULTIMATE PAPER ROLLER COASTER It's 16 feet 10 inches tall and totally COOL! |
Roller Coaster Requirements
Supplies NeededWith the given materials, your Paper Roller Coaster must the minimum
* 12 columns & 12 beams. The marble must travel through at least... * one loop (can use more) * at least 6 sharp and 6 wide turns * 1 funnel * 1 switch * The shelves and diagonal supports are to be used as needed. * and an unlimited number of tracks pieces ...to reach the bottom of your roller coaster. Click here for BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS |
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FINAL PROJECT
Your final roller coaster must have a definitive start and end point for the marble.
Your team will have 3 attempts for the marble to travel through your roller coaster design.
Be creative and design a theme for your roller coaster!
Your final roller coaster must have a definitive start and end point for the marble.
Your team will have 3 attempts for the marble to travel through your roller coaster design.
Be creative and design a theme for your roller coaster!
Roller Coaster Awards
Most Creative Design
Looking for something different. You may use items not made from paper for this. |
Best Scenery
Lots of quality scenery covering the entire coaster and platform. Spending money on fancy scenery will not automatically make you a winner. Simple but clever or well done, campy, designs show more creativity -especially when they support the name and theme of your coaster. |
Best Theme
What's the name of your roller coaster? Does your scenery support this theme? Does the design support your theme? Is there a coolness or cleverness factor to your name? |
Most Complex Design
Wow. Were looking at the loops, twists, dips, turns, etc. |
Good Luck to your Team!
Paper Roller Coaster Resources
Here are some of the many resources you can use to help you create an awesome Roller Coaster!
This project will be worth 200 points. Click on the videos below to learn strategies on your build.
If you're unable to view the videos on YouTube, please click here to view videos on School Tube.
Here are some of the many resources you can use to help you create an awesome Roller Coaster!
This project will be worth 200 points. Click on the videos below to learn strategies on your build.
If you're unable to view the videos on YouTube, please click here to view videos on School Tube.
Construction Tips
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Columns
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Beams
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Diagonals Supports
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Tracks
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Loop
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Shelf
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Funnel
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Merge Track
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Turns
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Need a Summer Project!
Create your own Paper Roller Coaster! Click here to order!
Makes a great gift for the budding paper engineer! Don't want to bother buying card stock and copying the templates yourself? The individual set includes detailed directions and enough pre-printed card stock to build a five-foot tall roller coaster. You even get five marbles! The Individual Set does not include the right to make additional copies, but if you only want to build one, this is your best bet! You supply tape and a piece of cardboard. A $5 shipping fee will be added to the total order. Shipping outside of the United States is not available.
The Individual Set includes 46 sheets of card stock. The patterns used to make the frame of the roller coaster are printed on speckled white card stock and the patterns for the track are printed in six different colors of 65 pound card stock. Set includes 30 columns, 20 beams, 16 diagonal supports, 20 shelves, 120 brackets, 16 straight tracks, 12 sharp turns, 12 wide turns, 4 loops, 2 merges, and 2 funnels. |
Individual Student Set - $29.95
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*Woodrow Wilson does not profit from the sale of any paper roller coaster purchases.
We just want to encourage good clean fun!
We just want to encourage good clean fun!
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