Paper tube coaster

Paper Tube Roller Coaster

Unit 4 - Mosa Mack - The Engineer

For today's class:

Make sure to follow Ms. Mauk's Directions.

We will be moving back and forth between Quizizz and our Zoom session. Ms. Mauk will guide you to let you know which tab you should focus on for each part of today's lesson. Questions will move quickly, so stay in Quizizz until you are directed back to the zoom.

Poll

Have you ever been on a roller coaster?

• Yes! I love them!

• Yes, but I don't like them.

• Not yet, but I wish!

• No, I don't think I'd like them.

Open Ended

What is something you noticed in the video?

Open Ended

What is something you wonder about the video?

We know that Potential and Kinetic energy are important elements that contribute to how roller coasters work.

​What we've learned so far:

Open Ended

Why is potential energy important to a roller coaster?

Open Ended

How do most roller coasters get their potential energy? (Hint: Think about the very beginning of a roller coaster.)

Open Ended

Why is Kinetic energy important to a roller coaster?

Today we'll work together to create a model of a roller coaster. Remember, our coaster must have one loop, one banked curve, and it must deliver our marble into a cup.

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Our challenge:

Come back to the Zoom while we work together to create our coaster!

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Let's build!

Word Cloud

What worked well in our coaster?

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What parts of our coaster need fixed?

Come back to the Zoom while we make revisions to our coaster!

Let's Revise:

Word Cloud

How did our revisions improve our coaster?

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What's something we still need to fix?

Come back to the Zoom while we make revisions to our coaster!

Let's Revise one more time:

Poll

Does our coaster work?

• Yes we have achieved our goal!

• Yes, but it could be better!

• No, we still haven't achieved our goal. One thing is holding us back.

• No, we aren't even close!