Funderstanding Roller Coaster

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

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Provided by Funderstanding.com, the Roller Coaster Java applet Web site allows students to design their own roller coaster. After waiting for the program to load, users can change the height of two hills and the loop, the speed and mass of the car, and the gravity and friction being applied. After hitting the green start button, you get to see if the car flies off the track or doesn't make it through the loop. A simple but fun site.

Summary

Subject keyword(s)	Acceleration, Forces and motion, Friction, Gravity, Mass, Momentum, Newton’s laws of motion, Physical science, Physics, Physics -- Study and teaching, Physics -- Study and teaching (Elementary), Physics -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Audio-visual aids., Physics -- Study and teaching (Secondary), Physics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Audio-visual aids, Physics -- Study and teaching -- Teachings aids and devices., Speed
Grade level	Middle School, High School, Informal Education
Intended audience	Learner
Resource type	Audio/Visual, Instructional Material
Resource format	text, text/html

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  Home About Us Coaster Content LMS Resources Choice Theory Science is Fun You are here: Home » Coaster Coaster Your browser does not support Java. The Coaster Simulation needs 10 seconds to load! Please, be patient! To run the coaster applet, you’ll need a java-enabled browser. Welcome to the death defying Funderstanding Roller Coaster! This simulator is designed for people who want to design their own thrilling coaster and educators who want to use a cool activity to simulate the application of physics by using an exciting interactive tool and access to a wonderful reference source. It is your mission to design the coaster so that you can achieve maximum thrills and chills without crashing or flying off the track (unless that’s how you like your coaster to work!). If you accept this mission you must decide on a number of factors. You are responsible for setting the controls for the height of hill #1, hill #2, the size of the loop, the initial speed of the coaster, its mass, the gravity at work and the amount of friction on the track. This tool offers a great way to play a roller coaster game, and learn while doing it. Hopefully you’ll enjoy this simulation and it will encourage you to think about how simulations can help you improve the way you teach. If you need help, click on the ‘?‘ that relates to each slider. A second browser window will open to display the information. You can also get help on the topics listed below. Acceleration Centripetal Force Energy Force g’s Inertia Momentum Sir Isaac Newton Velocity Weightlessness Weight Work Contact us for more information. Kids, be sure to get your parents permission before you email us. We don’t use this information to contact you with promotions, news about Funderstanding or changes on the site. We don’t share any of this information with advertisers, marketers or any other third parties. We do, however, save emails. See our full Privacy Policy for more information. We’re excited to say we’ve won an award from the National Academy Press for our coaster.   © 1998-2008 Funderstanding. All rights reserved. Feedback    Sitemap    Privacy    Terms of Use