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Roller Coaster Flip w/ Conservation of Energy

Roller Coaster Flip w/ Conservation of Energy. Presented by Jonah Kanner July 12, 2012. Things you’ll need. About 40 3x5” index cards 1 inch brads (x2) to bind your flip book together Colored pencils Scissors Hole punch Calculator Scratch paper. Making your coaster.

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Roller Coaster Flip w/ Conservation of Energy

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  1. Roller Coaster Flipw/ Conservation of Energy Presented by Jonah Kanner July 12, 2012

  2. Things you’ll need • About 40 3x5” index cards • 1 inch brads (x2) to bind your flip book together • Colored pencils • Scissors • Hole punch • Calculator • Scratch paper

  3. Making your coaster • Use the patterns provided to make a stencil for your track. Cut the stencil from 1 index card

  4. Making your coaster • Trace the stencil onto an index card to create the track • For the first card, draw the car at the top of the first hill.

  5. Making your coaster • On each card, measure Δh Δh

  6. Making your coaster • Calculate Δx. This is how far the car should move along the track on the next card Δx

  7. Key Equations KE Δx g = 1000 cm/s/s Δt = 0.02 s

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