Marble Roller Coaster Project Design

Abstract if you d like to investigate the physics of amusement park rides then this project is for you.

Marble roller coaster project design.

This homemade roller coaster is definitely one of the most fun science projects but it is also one of the most challenging. You ll build a roller coaster track for marbles using foam pipe insulation and masking tape and see how much the marble s potential energy at the beginning of the track is converted to kinetic energy at various points along the track. Before you start building plan out a design for your roller coaster. Draw your design on paper.

Using a piece of corrugated cardboard as a base assemble your track according to your plan. It is not easy to get it right the first time. Figure out how many supports and pieces of track you will need. You ll build a roller coaster track for marbles using foam pipe insulation and masking tape and see how much of an initial drop is required to get the marble to loop the loop.

Abstract this is a really fun project even if you don t like going on roller coasters yourself.