Download Thrill Ride Group Project

Name:______________________________________Date:_________________ Period:_______________
Your Mission: Design and present an exciting, thrilling, stomach-dropping, I-think-I-am-going-topuke-this-is-so-fun, roller coaster according to the Laws of Physics!
Mission Directions:
o You will work with on a team of 3 to 4 Project Engineers.
o Teams must create a ride that obeys the Laws of Physics
o Teams are responsible for ALL parts of the project.
o The parts of the Project include:
Leader: ____________________ Artistic Genius: ____________________
Math Wiz:_____________________ Details Person: __________________
Task
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3
4
5
Ride Plan
Ride Glossary
Ride Research
Ride Stats
Ride Blue Print and
Labels
6 Ride Graph
7 Ride Calculations
8 Ride Advertisement
9 Ride Description
10 Ride Reflection
Total
Point Value
10
20
25
10
40
20
15
25
25
10
200
leader
Artistic genius
Math wiz
Details
person
Name:______________________________________Date:_________________ Period:_______________
Group Member’s Name:
Role:
Responsibilities:
Leader
Artistic
Genius
Math Wiz
Details
Person
1. Create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast your ride idea to rides that already
exist.
2. What are some possible names for your ride?
3. What “theme” will your ride have?
4. What ideas for a slogan for your ride do you have?
5. What ideas for a mascot for your ride do you have?
6. What ideas for an advertisement for your ride do you have?
7. Who do you think your ride will appeal to most? (age, gender, personality, etc.)
8. Will there be any ride restrictions for people riding the ride? (age, height, etc.)
9. What safety precautions need to be in place for your ride to work?
10. On a separate sheet of paper, create a rough sketch of what your ride and its
surroundings will look like…
Name:______________________________________Date:_________________ Period:_______________
Directions: For each of the words below, write a brief definition and include a picture or symbol of
how the word is related to your ride. Attach a separate sheet if necessary.
Motion
Reference Point
Inertia
Momentum
Force
Balanced Force
Unbalanced Force
Speed
Velocity
Acceleration
Friction
Newton, Sir. Isaac
Newton’s First Law
Newton’s Second Law
Newton’s Third Law
Gravity
Energy
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Law of Conservation of Energy
Name:______________________________________Date:_________________ Period:_______________
To give you an idea of what is feasible for amusement park attractions, you need to
research one that already exists. Some good places to start are roller coasts at parks
like Six Flags Magic Mountain, Cedar Point, King’s Island, Knott’s Berry Farm, Disneyland,
Universal Studios, etc. Find one roller coaster to model your ride after. Do not copy this
ride, but use the key pieces of information below to come up with your own unique idea.
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What is the name of the ride?
Where is the ride located (city, state, park name)?
What age group is the ride targeted for? _____ - _____
What do the riders ride in or on?
Important details:
a. Max speed:
miles/hr
km/h ____ m/s
b. Height of tallest drop: _____
feet _____
Km
c. Type of ride:
d. Length of track (distance): ____
feet
_____Km
e. Length of the ride (time):
f. How is the rider held in the car?
g. Mass of the cars:
_____
pounds
__Kg
h. Mass of the people:
_____pounds
__Kg
i. Max number of riders:
What is the name of your ride? _________________________________________
What is the theme of your ride? ________________________________________
What age group is your ride targeted for? _____ - _____
What do your riders ride in or on? ______________________________________
Draw a rough sketch of what your riders in or on…
Name:______________________________________Date:_________________ Period:_______________
9. What kind of safety features are needed for your ride?
10. What is the maximum speed of your ride? _____ mph ________km/h ________m/s
11. What would the actual height of the tallest part of your ride be? _____ feet
______meters
12. As a team, what do you think is the “best” part of your ride?
13. How many people can your ride hold at one time? ____
14. Does your ride have any restrictions (ex. height, health)?
Directions: Using the rough sketch of your ride, create a final Blue Print of your ride. This is to be
done on non-lined paper. You may choose to use computer paper, construction paper, poster paper,
etc. Your Blue Print should include the following listed characteristics. You also need to label your
ride. In order to label your ride, you must figure out where & when each of the following physics
terms are occurring on your ride and how they affect your ride.
Each label should be used at least once.
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Neat
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Complete
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Colorful
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Include Sign with Logo for your ride
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Ride Labels indicating the physics of your ride
1. Motion
2. Reference Point
3. Inertia
4. Momentum
5. Force
6. Balanced Force
7. Unbalanced Force
8. Speed
9. Velocity
10. Acceleration/Deceleration
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9.
Friction
Newton, Sir Isaac
Newton’s 1st Law of Motion
Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion
Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
Gravity
Energy
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Law of Conservation of Energy
Name:______________________________________Date:_________________ Period:_______________
Interpret the following Motion Graphs…
Type of Graph straight or Increasing,
(Speed or
curved
decreasing,
Acceleration)
line
or zero
slope
Motion
Graph
Type of
motion the
graph shows
S
S
↑
Gradual
increase in
Distance
over Time…
Acceleration
What part of
your ride
does this
graph
represent?
Name:______________________________________Date:_________________ Period:_______________
Motion
Graph
Type of Graph
(Speed or
Acceleration)
straight or
curved line
Increasing,
decreasing,
or zero
slope
Type of
motion the
graph shows
What part of
your ride
does this
graph
represent?
When the
ride is at a
constant
velocity! Like
50 miles per
hour!
A
↑
Straight at
each point!
Acceleration
Curved
Decreasing Deceleration
The End of
the Ride!
Name:______________________________________Date:_________________ Period:_______________
1. Calculate the speed of your ride:
a. What is the estimated length of your ride? _______ meters
b. What is the estimated time of your ride? _______ seconds
c. Use the formula Average Speed = Total Distance ÷ Total Time to calculate the
average speed of your ride…
2. How can you change your speed into a velocity?
3. Calculating the acceleration of your ride:
Starting from rest, calculate the acceleration of your ride up to the average speed you
calculated in question #1. The time it took for the change in speed was 2 seconds.
Acceleration = (Final Speed – Initial Speed) ÷ Time
4. What does it mean if the acceleration is a negative number?
5. Calculate the force needed for your ride:
a. Estimate the mass of the riders and their cars = _________ kilograms
b. Calculate the force needed for your ride: Force = Mass x Acceleration
6. Calculate the momentum of your ride:
a. Estimate of the mass of the riders and their cars:
b. Average speed of the ride:
c. Calculate the momentum of your ride:
Momentum = Mass x Velocity
7. Match the term to the correct formula.
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___ Force
___ Velocity
___ Momentum
___ Acceleration
a. (Final Velocity – Initial Velocity) ÷ Time
b. Mass x Acceleration
c. Mass x Velocity
d. (Distance ÷ Time ) and include a Direction
8. Match the term to the correct units.
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2.
3.
4.
___ Speed
___ Acceleration
___ Force
___ Momentum
a. kilograms * meters/second2
b. Newtons
c. meters/second2
d. meters/second
Name:______________________________________Date:_________________ Period:_______________
Directions: Create an Advertisement for your ride. This could be an ad, jingle, commercial, radio announcement,
bulletin board, etc. Be creative and have fun with it!
Make sure you include the following…
o
Name of your ride
o
Slogan
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Interesting Information about your ride!
Directions: Write a descriptive essay of your ride from beginning to end using 10 of the 20 vocabulary words
from your Ride Labels/Glossary. Your essay should be 3 paragraphs long –Introduction, Body, and Conclusionwith a minimum of 5 sentences for each paragraph. This may be in the form of a Ride Advertisement,
Newspaper Article, Letter to a Friend, etc. Be creative and scientific!
1. Please honestly grade each member of your team for each category listed below.
Name
Part
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Part
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Part
3
Part
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Part
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Part
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Part
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Part
8
Part
9
Part
10
Overall
Grade
Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper. Use complete sentences.
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What did you like about this project?
What didn’t you like about this project?
Was this project easier or harder than you thought it would be? Explain why?
Do you feel you had enough time to work on this project? Why or why not?
Are you proud of your finished product? Why or why not?
Do you feel some teammates worked harder on this project than others? Why or why not?
If you were to do this project over again, what would you do differently?
Do you feel you have a better understanding of Physics after completing this project? Why or
why not?
9. Comments/Concerns/Other: