Roller Coaster Challenge Day 1
In this lessons, students will work collaboratively to plan and prep the design of a roller coaster model. After planning a design, students will begin to prep the number of straight segments, curves, loops, hills and support struts they will need to create their model in day 2.
* In this lesson, the teacher is provided with student handouts and a student facing slide deck to present the lesson. This is the 1st lesson in a series of 2. Link to 2nd lesson is included within the lesson.
Lesson Grade Level
4th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/199wUpEp0oM_sDz9bAGjcA4VSzcPeR79T/edit?u…Related Content
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