What are the requirements for building the roller coaster?
ROLLER COASTERS OBJECTIVE TO DESIGN AND CREATE A ROLLER COASTER THAT CAN BE USED TO ANALYZE THE ENERGY EXCHANGES INVOLVED IN SUCH A SYSTEM. MATERIALS CHOICE OF MATERIALS IS AT THE DESCRETION OF THE STUDENTS. ALL MATERIALS ARE TO BE PROVIDED BY THE STUDENTS. ALL CONSTRUCTION IS TO BE DONE OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. NO PREFABRICATED PARTS MAY BE USED (i.e. HOTWHEELS TRACKS FOR WAL-MART). INSTRUCTIONS EACH STUDENT WILL RESEARCH COASTER DESIGNS FROM LITERATURE OR ACTUAL STRUCTURES NOTING BRACING POINTS AND REINFORCEMENTS AND HOW EACH DESIGN TAKES INTO ACCOUNT GRAVITATIONAL AND LOAD FORCES AND THE MATERIALS USED. EACH GROUP OF STUDENTS WILL THEN DESIGN AND BUILD A ROLLER COASTER STUDENTS WILL KEEP DAILY JOURNALS REGARDING RESEARCH, RESULTS, CHANGES, AND THE CONTRUCTION PROCESS. EACH JOURNAL WILL INCLUDE A PRELIMINARY AS WELL AS COMPLETED SKETCH OR DRAWING. SPECIFICATIONS EACH COASTER MAY NOT EXCEED ONE METER IN HEIGHT OR LENGTH. THE COASTER MUST BE FREE STANDING AND ATTACHED TO A BASE. THERE
