This week we are finishing our paper roller coasters. Is your paper roller coaster working and are you going to have it finished by friday? What challenges have you encountered when making your roller coasters? When the marble is moving through the roller coaster what type of energy transformations are happening?
This is the first year that we have done the paper roller coaster project so I would like to know what you thought of the project. Are there any suggestions you have so that next year it can be even better?
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My paper roller coaster seems to be okay. It's not finished yet. The hardest part to make is the camel back and the turn. It should be finished by Friday. There is KE and GPE going through the marble when it rolling through the roller coaster.
ReplyDeleteMy suggestion would be give them more class time but make it a little more difficult for them... buahahaha >:)
The turn was harddd! but i knows your coaster will be good
DeleteYea it was alot of cuttint nd folding nd tapeing. I was getting frustrated.
DeleteIts Somewhat Working Just The Hardest Part Was To Make The Loop Perfect. It Will Be Ready By Friday. The Challenges are that having all this hot glue on me also the the camel back and loop thats about it. The energy that is transforming from kinetic to potential through the whole roller coaster.
ReplyDeleteMy Suggestions Are to Let Them Do More Things like extra loops and turns.
I fully agree its hard to get the marble to go through the loop in a full turn. I still haven't figured out how to do it.
DeleteThe hardest part I have to say has been the loop. Im sure Jocelin and I will have our roller coaster ready by Friday but the loop is killing me man! My marble wont turn! >=( anyways also the paper we are using is too thin. I shall purchase new paper today. Way thicker paper! other than that its pretty fun. :D The energy transformation goes from potential energy to kinetic energy and mechanical energy throughout the roller coaster. Also we must remember that energy just converts the amount of energy never decreases or increases. Energy is never created or destroyed! :D
ReplyDeleteThe thicker paper really did work and made a great different.
DeleteYou'll did a great job on the roller coaster and I think it was better than our roller coater.
DeleteOur rollercoaster is going to work by Friday. Elizabeth is doing such a good job with the loop and all. But the turn was tricky to figure out.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, the turn was pretty hard. Your roller-coaster will be good but hopefully ours will be better!
DeleteOur roller-coaster will definitely be done by Friday. We have worked hard but have had fun at the same time. The hardest part would probably have been the loop and making sure everything would stay in place. As the marble travels through the roller-coaster it encounters potential and kinetic energy. I think the project was just fine because it wasn't either too difficult or too simple.
ReplyDeleteI think the hardest part was the CAMEL BACK. It was hard making sure the marble rolled on it and not stop when it got to the bump.
DeleteI BELIEVE THAT THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGE FOR ME AND ERIK WAS TO KEEP THE ROLLER COASTER STABLE AND STRAIGHT THAT IT WONT FALL, THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE ROLLER COASTER WAS EASY. THE MARBLE STARTED IN GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY (GPE) AND ENDED IN KINETIC ENERY (KE).
ReplyDeleteI was able to see how your roller coaster came out, and it was nice. I liked it. I saw you were able to make it stable which is a good thing. keep the good job going tocayo. lol.
DeleteMe and my partner were able to finish our project in time. And it came out great, we were able to do everything as instructed with the marble moving through smoothly. While we were building it, we had minor difficulties with the wide turn because the marvel would sometimes fall. but we were able to fix it. The energy transformation occurring in the roller coaster is in the marvel, GPE is transformed into KE.
ReplyDeleteI Know. Those turns almost caused us both to have a zero because I felt like tearing everything apart. Good thing is that we managed to stay strong and keep moving forward. lol
DeleteMy partner Jorge, and I finished this kindergarten "AP Physics Project" by Wednesday.(2 Days Ahead Of Time)lol. Everything worked out great and the marble, did in fact, reached the bottom of the roller coaster with no problem what so ever. We both had some trouble putting everything together especially when we needed to staple and tape the parts. It all tourned out perfect at the end like always.:D The Energy transformation we both notice happen was the GPE(Gravitational Potential Energy) transforming into KE(Kinetic Energy).
ReplyDeleteMy roller coaster came out good. It wasnt working at first but I realized I had to increase its height. From then on it was functionung correctly.
ReplyDeleteI also had to increase the height
DeleteThe hardest part out the roller coaster was making the marble go through the loop. We figured it out and now it finally goes through it. The energy in the roller coaster goes from potential to kinetic.
ReplyDeleteOur second biggest issue would be the loop also.
DeleteWe had many difficulties when we were constructing our roller coaster, but we ended up getting it working how it needed to. We had the most trouble with the turn.
ReplyDeletedo you guys know how to find the max GPE and KE for the marble.?
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