class response 4

Skate Park or Roller Coaster? The group I was in chose to create a roller coaster out of commonly found household materials. These materials had to be brought to class and then bought with fake money. The roller coaster had to have at least four hills and another roller coaster aspect. Our group's roller coaster's name is Triple Threat. Our roller coaster had four hills and a long bend. We also had to label where was the highest potential and kinetic energy. The highest potential energy was located at the beginning of the roller coaster. The kinetic energy wasn't quite located. We also had to make sure we integrate the three Newton laws into our roller coaster. When we launched the marble into our roller coaster, it was suppose to end at a certain point. But, it couldn't go through the last hill because it didn't have enough momentum to go over it and the hill was sort of impossible. There was also a second part to this assignment. We had to make math problems, advertise and write an essay on this. Anyways, you can go on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton's_laws_of_motion to learn more about the three laws of motion.