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Amusement Park Physics Day Amusement Park Day Master Materials List Ride Worksheets Teacher Supplies (one per student group) Plastic resealable-top bag (gallon size) Altitude Tracker Accelerometer Protractor Ride worksheets and answer key ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Student Supplies (at least one per group) Pencil Stopwatch or watch with a second hand Calculator Metric ruler Clipboard (optional, but very helpful) Backpack (optional) ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Other Materials to Consider ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Extra student ride packets Lunch money or a bagged lunch Change of clothes Sunscreen/hat/sunglasses Raincoat/poncho/umbrella (inclement weather) Camera and film Comfortable walking shoes/socks Layered clothing (Students should be prepared for inclement weather.) Wristwatch (Students need to be aware of the time throughout the day.) 138 Amusement Park Physics With a NASA Twist EG–2003–03–010–GRC
Amusement Park Physics Day Bus List Bus number Name Name 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 139 Amusement Park Physics With a NASA Twist EG–2003–03–010–GRC
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National Aeronautics and Space Admi
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Table of Contents Introduction ....
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INTRODUCTION Amusement parks have a
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To get a sense of the scope of the
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National Science Education Standard
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National Science Education Standard
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path much of the time. The free-fal
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Newton’s First Law of Motion An o
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Newton’s Law of Universal Gravita
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huge intake of food items can chang
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NASA Drop Towers Compared With Ceda
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Loop-de-loop coasters rarely exceed
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take after three or four trials. As
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90° 50° Tape straw between line a
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Altitude Estimation Methods There a
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3. ∠1 = 54°, ∠2 = 30° 4. ∠1
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Structure Estimation 9 bars to the
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Structure Estimation Worksheet The
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Accelerometer A vertical accelerome
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Errors in Measurement Whenever some
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Classroom Activities Aligning the r
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Names Pendulums—Part 1 Pendulums
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Names Pendulums—Part 2 Pendulums
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Names Collisions—Part 1 Task You
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7. Remove one of the rulers, placin
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Names Marble Run—Part 2 Date Task
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Names Marble Run—Part 3 Task You
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Names Marble Run—Part 4 One of th
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NASA Connection—Student Reading G
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NASA Connection—Student Reading G
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Loop Coasters 1. What sensation (hi
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NASA Connection—Roller Coasters O
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NASA Connection—Carousels Carouse
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NASA Connection—Pendulum Rides Al
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Ride Workbook The Tower of Doom is
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Free-Fall Rides Ground Measurements
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Roller Coasters—Initial Hill Grou
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Bumper Cars Ride Measurements For e
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Roller Coasters—Floater Hills Gro
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Carousels Ground Measurements Deter
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Example of Two Roller Coaster Loops
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Pendulum Rides Ride Measurements 1.
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Page 99 and 100: Length of string 100 cm 90 cm 80 cm
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Page 105 and 106: Names Marble Run—Part 1—Answer
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Page 109 and 110: Draw your coaster and label the hei
Page 111 and 112: Fill in the table below according t
Page 113 and 114: Free-Fall Rides Ride Measurements
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Page 121 and 122: Roller Coasters—Loops Ground Meas
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Page 125 and 126: Tests 125 Amusement Park Physics Wi
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Page 131 and 132: Forms and Extras 131 Amusement Park
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