Engineering an Energetic Roller Coaster Part 3
by Aimee Katz
This is part three of a four part unit. In this lesson students will be curious and play with a Comeback Can and a Tik-Tiki. Students will also develop explanations about how both devices work using energy transformations to explain the phenomena.
Lesson Grade Level
6th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
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1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students will have fun building and testing with KidSpark observing and calculating forces such as load and effort.
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6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Making a wave machine to learn about the parts of the wave. This is the foundational learning piece before heading into the seismic building challenge.
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6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this hands-on lesson, students will plan, build and create a roller coaster from random materials that a Ping Pong ball can travel through. Students engage in the engineering design process as they