Marble Roller Coaster Project Supplies

If you made your starting hill tall enough and all the curves and loops of your roller coaster were gradual your marble should have been able to get all the way to the end.

Marble roller coaster project supplies.

Building a simple marble run or tube based coaster is only the beginning. Roller coasters and marble runs offer an engaging platform for invention engineering and physics based investigation. Get the lesson plan and project sheet for this activity step 1. Create the longest track possible without letting the marble fall off.

Learn the fundamentals of engineering and marble run physics and marvel at the continuous marble motion. But when you get it right it can be exhilarating. Explore the elaborate mechanisms of marble coasters and build your own. This homemade roller coaster is definitely one of the most fun science projects but it is also one of the most challenging.

The marble roller coaster is an open ended challenge. It is not easy to get it right the first time. Everything you need comes in the marble roller coaster model kit. However if your coaster had any sharp turns or corners your marble might have gotten stuck.

You have to experiment with different height and different loop sizes to make a good roller coaster marble run. Ideal for rapid redesigning and exploring the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy and momentum. Get hands on exploring what kinds of loops are possible how energy changes during a ride and how the laws of motion come into play.