Distance Learning Roller Coasters
Goal: to plan and build a working roller coaster, plus, to design and complete an accompanying brochure. As instructed in class, this is a problem-solving project, so it’s all about the process. Below are 3 options for our project. We are open to other options so if you have an idea, send us your proposal.
Carrie Barnes: [email protected], http://cbarneswms.weebly.com
Jeff Agresti: [email protected], http://agrestiscience.weebly.com
Materials: Please use items from around your home; do not go out and purchase new things. We will take into consideration this new constraint. Remember it’s the process of building and completing this project; we will be more lenient in our grading.
Option 1 - Same as original with the exception that you can do as solo or as group project size but done entirely by yourself. See the website for a copy of requirements, descriptions, etc. Photo or video of it working emailed as part of a google doc.
The brochure is done as before and a photo of it emailed to your teacher or as a Doc and emailed. You will need to look up definitions of vocabulary words to be used in the brochure. Some words/terms we did in class but others would need to be completed from an online source.
Grading: to be determined but based on original grade rubric.
Option 2 - Basically Option 1, however you still work with a partner (one only) and each does a separate part. One of you builds the coaster and one does the brochure. This would require you to call or video chat with each other as each part is dependent on the other. Collaboration points would be assessed but graded on the original rubric.
Option 3 - No size or height constraints, done by a single person. (This includes the platform and hills.) All other requirements stay the same. Brochure as described above.
This option could even be done on a table or other solid surface as the “platform”, and would not require adhering it to the surface. Photo or video of it working sent via email google doc.
Grading to be determined by engineering, quality, and creativity as in the original rubric.
Option 4 - Rube Goldberg Machine. Single person only. Due to constraints on supplies or other issues, construct a roller coaster “contraption” that has a ball (one or more of any size or other rolling object) travel through a series of at least 5 turns (energy transfers) and falls into a cup. This is more like a Rube Golberg Machine (google search this), and would not require hills.
Again a photo or video of it working would be necessary, and as such should be labeled and described as RGM.
Brochure as described above, those requirements the same.
Grading to be determined, like a RC, degree of difficulty, engineering and creativity will be a major part of the grade. Obviously the open/closed track is not part of this grade but complexity would.
Goal: to plan and build a working roller coaster, plus, to design and complete an accompanying brochure. As instructed in class, this is a problem-solving project, so it’s all about the process. Below are 3 options for our project. We are open to other options so if you have an idea, send us your proposal.
Carrie Barnes: [email protected], http://cbarneswms.weebly.com
Jeff Agresti: [email protected], http://agrestiscience.weebly.com
Materials: Please use items from around your home; do not go out and purchase new things. We will take into consideration this new constraint. Remember it’s the process of building and completing this project; we will be more lenient in our grading.
Option 1 - Same as original with the exception that you can do as solo or as group project size but done entirely by yourself. See the website for a copy of requirements, descriptions, etc. Photo or video of it working emailed as part of a google doc.
The brochure is done as before and a photo of it emailed to your teacher or as a Doc and emailed. You will need to look up definitions of vocabulary words to be used in the brochure. Some words/terms we did in class but others would need to be completed from an online source.
Grading: to be determined but based on original grade rubric.
Option 2 - Basically Option 1, however you still work with a partner (one only) and each does a separate part. One of you builds the coaster and one does the brochure. This would require you to call or video chat with each other as each part is dependent on the other. Collaboration points would be assessed but graded on the original rubric.
Option 3 - No size or height constraints, done by a single person. (This includes the platform and hills.) All other requirements stay the same. Brochure as described above.
This option could even be done on a table or other solid surface as the “platform”, and would not require adhering it to the surface. Photo or video of it working sent via email google doc.
Grading to be determined by engineering, quality, and creativity as in the original rubric.
Option 4 - Rube Goldberg Machine. Single person only. Due to constraints on supplies or other issues, construct a roller coaster “contraption” that has a ball (one or more of any size or other rolling object) travel through a series of at least 5 turns (energy transfers) and falls into a cup. This is more like a Rube Golberg Machine (google search this), and would not require hills.
Again a photo or video of it working would be necessary, and as such should be labeled and described as RGM.
Brochure as described above, those requirements the same.
Grading to be determined, like a RC, degree of difficulty, engineering and creativity will be a major part of the grade. Obviously the open/closed track is not part of this grade but complexity would.