Science Fair Roller Coaster Marbles

This is a fun project where i get to build a rollercoaster out of foam pipe insulation.

Science fair roller coaster marbles. Roller coaster science can be fun for the whole family and all ages. Get the science fair guide. Physics projects on roller coasters for a science fair. The marble roller coaster is an open ended.

Cut foam pipe insulation in half down its whole lenghth 2. Marbles pipe insulator inch dowel two 2 x 4 s a piece of plywood drill razor blade screws and duct tape. For starters i had to plan out what materials i needed which included. Creating my roller coaster model was not a walk in the park and took many steps to make.

Pick the diameter for the loop mine is 12 inches 3. He made the track out of foam pipe insulation. Explore the science of momentum and velocity as you create your own custom design. Fortunately you don t need a real roller coaster to learn these concepts.

Tape both ends of the insulation together 4. You can build simple models out of everyday materials that demonstrate concepts such. Younger students can learn about the laws of motion and centripetal force by using jell o marbles and paper cups to investigate how we stay in our seats when riding a roller coaster and going around loops. Curl the track into a loop 5.

The point of this project is to see how high of a drop is required for a marble to loop the loop. Marbles would roll down from the high point rocket around a loop and roll off. By jonathan morgan petrini. Abstract this is a really fun project even if you don t like going on roller coasters yourself.

Marbles utility knife tape tape measure i used a laser distance measure supports for the rollercoaster books cans shelves etc procedure. You ll build a roller coaster track for marbles using foam pipe insulation and masking tape and see how much of an initial drop is required to get the marble to loop the loop. One end of the track was elevated. Engineer a fun and easy roller coaster made from pipe insulation and marbles.

The purpose of the experiment is to find the lowest possible height that lets all of the marbles pass.