This homemade roller coaster is definitely one of the most fun science projects but it is also one of the most challenging.
Marble roller coaster project design.
Make sure your marble starts at the top of a hill.
It is not easy to get it right the first time.
Using a piece of corrugated cardboard as a base assemble your track according to your plan.
Figure out how many supports and pieces of track you will need.
Abstract if you d like to investigate the physics of amusement park rides then this project is for you.
You ll build a roller coaster track for marbles using foam pipe insulation and masking tape and see how much the marble s potential energy at the beginning of the track is converted to kinetic energy at various points along the track.
Before you start building plan out a design for your roller coaster.
Draw your design on paper.
You have to experiment with different height and different loop sizes to make a good roller coaster marble run.