Roller Coaster Building

First Check out this link.

http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/

Answer the next questions.  Turn them in when you are done.

1. What is the fastest in speed you can make your car go and still complete the course?

2. What is the slowest in speed you can make your car go and still complete the course?

3. What is the most time you can take and still complete the course?

4. What is the least time you can take and still complete the course?

5. If the speed of the coaster is too high when it goes over the crest of a hill, what happens? Why?
6. How does a change in gravity setting affect the motion of the coaster as it goes up and down hills and around the loop?
7. How does gravity affect the coaster's ability to stay on the track?

First thing you have to do is build your roller coaster car.

Roller Coaster Car

Curve

Speeding up and slowing down on the track