Marble Roller Coaster Build

Roller coasters rely on two types of energy to operate.

Marble roller coaster build.

The lesson plan difficulty. This is a fun project that kids will love and can also learn some science. The way you design the coaster is up to you so get creative and challenge yourself to make your ride as fun fast and safe as possible. This project has a few things that help this work.

Identify the two parts. Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy. In an isolated system such as the roller coaster the total energy remains constant. When you raise the marble you are working against the force of gravity giving the marble potential energy.

Allow 2 minutes near end of class for students to try each others coasters. The foam tubing roller. Arrange plenty of space in your room cleanup. You can build your own mini marble roller coaster using simple materials like popsicle sticks aluminum foil and a styrofoam base.

One of them is one of newton s laws of motion that says that an object in motion will stay in motion and an object in rest will stay in rest. Marble roller coasters are fun and easy to build. Then have everyone gently take apart only their own roller coaster and clump all the used tape into a giant tape ball start of class lecture.