Roller Coaster

Roller Coaster

Design paper roller coasters using the Engineering Design Process

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STEM EDA_Roller Coaster
Course
Course
STEM EDA
Subjects
Subjects
Engineering
Grade Levels
Grade Levels
6
7
8
Duration (hours)
Duration (Approx hours)
15
Overview
Students use the engineering design process to design and construct paper roller coasters around certain constraints, materials, and themes.
Standards
MS-ETS1-1 Engineering Design
MS-ETS1-2 Engineering Design
MS-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
MS-ETS1-4 Engineering Design
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Lessons
Accordion Items
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Explore Roller Coaster
Content

Students use the engineering design process to develop a model roller coaster that is safe and includes at least one loop, one wide turn, and one sharp turn.

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Discover Roller Coaster
Content

Using the Engineering design process, students research concepts related to roller coaster structures, brainstorm designs, build, and test the scale model of a roller coaster within a designated budget.

Title
Apply Roller Coaster
Content

Students present a business plan and create a scale model of a roller coaster using restrictions associated with different lots of land.

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Materials
Cards
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Apply Roller Coaster

Apply Roller Coaster Kit

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Discover Roller Coaster

Discover Roller Coaster Kit

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Explore Roller Coaster

Explore Roller Coaster

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