Paper Roller Coaster

In groups students will construct a roller coaster made completely out of paper that a marble can travel on. The goal is to have the "ride" last for a longer time than other and be able to explain the point in the ride were potential and kinetic energy are at.

Materials: Foam or cardboard base should be about 18-20in by 24-30in, cardstock paper (110lb is best), Tape (lots of it), paper cutter, scissors , tape rolls for shaping loops & corkscrews, marbles

Agenda:
Day 1: Introduce lesson and guidelines, introduce the real world connection and have students compare it to what they have to create.
Day 2: Introduce the different parts of a roller coaster, show videos that demonstrate how to build them, teams need to discuss and design a scale model of their roller coaster.
Day 3-10: Teams build and test their roller coaster, make corrections and change design as needed. At the end they will present and demonstrate their roller coaster to the class.