Rollercoaster Physics – that DOESN’T take weeks to finish!

I am positive you have seen these paper rollercoasters that some college students make  – they’re a few meter excessive and have all kinds of turns and loops.  Fairly neat – however who has the time?!  


Not I.


So as a substitute of spending weeks sitting and ready whereas my college students lower colourful cardstock and glue and tape I do a model that solely takes a few days to finish and is way extra rigorous by way of the Physics calculations.

After doing a little analysis (like going to Canada’s Wonderland) the scholars sketch out a rollercoaster experience that they might love!  As soon as they have a pleasant form that loops again to the start they should provide you with the size for this rollercoaster.  

They will do all kinds of calculations, however must make it possible for the rollercoaster meets sure restrictions:
-Max
pace between 135 and 150 km/h.
-At
least two hills – one excessive hill and one no increased than half the peak of the
different.
-A
energy calculation displaying the ability required to tug a 12000 kg prepare up the
first hill.
-A
calculation to indicate the deceleration of the prepare in not more than 10.0 m.  (They’ll have to find out the preliminary pace)
-A
work calculation to indicate the work completed by the brakes to gradual the prepare to a
cease in not more than 10.0 m on the finish of the experience. 
-Non-obligatory:
(Stage 4) Features a loop the place the rider feels 2-4 gs.
-An
apparent theme.
-A
title.

To place all of it collectively in a neat presentation, here is how the scholars layer their rollercoasters to indicate all of the completely different options and calculations.

Any
different cool design options, surroundings, extra awesomeness.

These scholar got here up with such nice themes, drew all the pieces to scale, calculated velocities, energies, work and energy, made positive that the riders would not expertise an excessive amount of pace or g-forces and added unbelievable design particulars – all in TWO 75-minute durations of sophistication time!

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