Roller Coaster Marbles: Converting Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy

The goal of this project is to build a roller coaster for marbles using foam pipe insulation and to investigate how much of the gravitational potential energy of a marble at the starting point is converted to the kinetic energy of the marble at various points along the track.
Resource ID#: 733 Type: Project
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Direct Link: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/project_ideas/Phys_p037.shtml

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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 6
Intended Audience: Educators educators, Parents
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)
Keywords: conservation of energy, potential energy, kinetic energy, gravity, velocity, friction, energy, motion
Instructional Component Type(s): Project
Instructional Design Framework(s): Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: General Collection

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The goal of this project is to build a roller coaster for marbles using foam pipe insulation and to investigate how much height is needed in order for the marble to run through a loop of fixed size.

Type: Project