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6142 Student Directions for Roller Coaster Project

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This student guide provides instructions for a project on roller coasters. Students are asked to: 1) Build a model roller coaster and research a real-life roller coaster, collecting facts about it. 2) Investigate resources to gather information about their chosen coaster, organizing it on a checklist. 3) Present their coaster in a format that can be shared online, taking on roles like engineer or presenter and convincing others to "buy" their coaster design.

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FLIP-IT Focus The topic is roller coasters. What do you already know? Build a model roller coaster using K¡¯NEXs. Links Link the project to other subjects. Pick your favorite real-life coaster and decide what to use when searching. Input Investigate to find information and organize it. Decide how to present and what angle you will use to sell your coaster. Payoff Share your understanding with others in your presentation. Remember to FLIP-IT when necessary... you can go back and forth between steps. Use IT (Intelligent Thinking) every step of the way!!
Your topic is roller coasters... brainstorm everything you already know about them. Write it all down... Use your science notebooks. These notes will not be handed in; they are for you to use to prepare your presentation. Choose and build your roller coaster following very specific instructions. Make sure it has 5 measurable slopes and work as a team. Focus IT = Intelligent Thinking Are you analyzing and evaluating?
Links Math *Measure your 5 slopes. *Create an equation for each. *Put measurements/equations into a graphic organizer, attach to checklist to turn in. Science Force/Motion *Does the coaster run? English *Did you follow the written instructions? Choose a favorite real-life coaster (one per group). What keywords will you use to search for information? IT = Intelligent Thinking If your coaster runs poorly, analyze the issue.
Input Investigate resources for your chosen roller coaster. Possible sources http://rcdb.com/ http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkp hysics/coaster.html Creative Commons Search for Photos Discovery Education Sweet Search 4 Me NC WiseOwl Encyclopedia Britannica Online Encyclopedia.com Infoplease.com Organize information, use the hard-copy checklist. Decide how you want to ¡°sell¡± your coaster for your presentation. Pick a presentation format that can be shared online in some way. IT = Intelligent Thinking Evaluate sources
Student project checklist for INPUT... you have a hard copy with everything you need for your project. Put all information on the checklist to hand in for a grade. IT = Intelligent Thinking Analyze your information Item needed: Check if done Working roller coaster built following directions 5 slopes measured and put into graphic organizer in your science notebooks Favorite roller coaster info... sources cited? Height? Max speed? Type of coaster? Passenger amount? 1. Other fact? 2. Other fact? 3. Other fact? 4. Other fact? 5. Other fact? 6. Other fact? 7. Other fact? 8. Other fact? 9. Other fact? 10. Other fact? 11. Other fact? Do you have a presentation format that can be posted online in some form? Do you know who will do what during the presentation?
Payoff You are a roller coaster designer... Time to share what you¡¯ve learned by convincing someone to buy your coaster. * Decide who does what for the presentation (engineer, aesthetics, presenter, camera, etc.) * Work in all necessary information, but try to keep it interesting. * Are you missing information? FLIP back to another step and fix it. IT = Intelligent Thinking Evaluate your coaster... would you buy it?

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6142 Student Directions for Roller Coaster Project

  • 2. FLIP-IT Focus The topic is roller coasters. What do you already know? Build a model roller coaster using K¡¯NEXs. Links Link the project to other subjects. Pick your favorite real-life coaster and decide what to use when searching. Input Investigate to find information and organize it. Decide how to present and what angle you will use to sell your coaster. Payoff Share your understanding with others in your presentation. Remember to FLIP-IT when necessary... you can go back and forth between steps. Use IT (Intelligent Thinking) every step of the way!!
  • 3. Your topic is roller coasters... brainstorm everything you already know about them. Write it all down... Use your science notebooks. These notes will not be handed in; they are for you to use to prepare your presentation. Choose and build your roller coaster following very specific instructions. Make sure it has 5 measurable slopes and work as a team. Focus IT = Intelligent Thinking Are you analyzing and evaluating?
  • 4. Links Math *Measure your 5 slopes. *Create an equation for each. *Put measurements/equations into a graphic organizer, attach to checklist to turn in. Science Force/Motion *Does the coaster run? English *Did you follow the written instructions? Choose a favorite real-life coaster (one per group). What keywords will you use to search for information? IT = Intelligent Thinking If your coaster runs poorly, analyze the issue.
  • 5. Input Investigate resources for your chosen roller coaster. Possible sources http://rcdb.com/ http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkp hysics/coaster.html Creative Commons Search for Photos Discovery Education Sweet Search 4 Me NC WiseOwl Encyclopedia Britannica Online Encyclopedia.com Infoplease.com Organize information, use the hard-copy checklist. Decide how you want to ¡°sell¡± your coaster for your presentation. Pick a presentation format that can be shared online in some way. IT = Intelligent Thinking Evaluate sources
  • 6. Student project checklist for INPUT... you have a hard copy with everything you need for your project. Put all information on the checklist to hand in for a grade. IT = Intelligent Thinking Analyze your information Item needed: Check if done Working roller coaster built following directions 5 slopes measured and put into graphic organizer in your science notebooks Favorite roller coaster info... sources cited? Height? Max speed? Type of coaster? Passenger amount? 1. Other fact? 2. Other fact? 3. Other fact? 4. Other fact? 5. Other fact? 6. Other fact? 7. Other fact? 8. Other fact? 9. Other fact? 10. Other fact? 11. Other fact? Do you have a presentation format that can be posted online in some form? Do you know who will do what during the presentation?
  • 7. Payoff You are a roller coaster designer... Time to share what you¡¯ve learned by convincing someone to buy your coaster. * Decide who does what for the presentation (engineer, aesthetics, presenter, camera, etc.) * Work in all necessary information, but try to keep it interesting. * Are you missing information? FLIP back to another step and fix it. IT = Intelligent Thinking Evaluate your coaster... would you buy it?