Marble Roller Coaster Project Supplies

Everything you need comes in the marble roller coaster model kit.

Marble roller coaster project supplies.

Building a simple marble run or tube based coaster is only the beginning. Explore the elaborate mechanisms of marble coasters and build your own. Build a marble roller coaster from foam pipe insulation in this fun science project. Roller coasters and marble runs offer an engaging platform for invention engineering and physics based investigation.

Choose and build 4 uniquely different marble roller coasters. Learn the fundamentals of engineering and marble run physics and marvel at the continuous marble motion. Create the longest track possible without letting the marble fall off. It is not easy to get it right the first time.

But when you get it right it can be exhilarating. Get the lesson plan and project sheet for this activity step 1. If you made your starting hill tall enough and all the curves and loops of your roller coaster were gradual your marble should have been able to get all the way to the end. Get hands on exploring what kinds of loops are possible how energy changes during a ride and how the laws of motion come into play.

The marble roller coaster is an open ended challenge. Ideal for rapid redesigning and exploring the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy and momentum. However if your coaster had any sharp turns or corners your marble might have gotten stuck.