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Amusement
Park Physics
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics
At this Annenberg/CPB Project site, you'll have a chance to
design your own roller coaster. Plan it carefully--it has to
pass a safety inspection. You can also exAtperiment with
bumper car collisions.
Funderstanding
Roller Coaster
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/cgi-bin/splitwindow.cgi?top=http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/top2.html&link=http://www.Funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/
At this site, you will design and test a virtual
thrill ride.
Thrills
and Chills Without the Spills--Rollercoaster Physics for
Middle School
http://www.angelfire.com/on2/thrillsandchills
At this site create your dream roller coaster ride and test
it in a virtual amusement park. Explore physics and math
through a roller coaster design competition by building a
working scale model. Compete on-line with other
middle-school students. Also included is a scavenger hunt
covering many different facts about roller coasters. The
project will run from December 20 - April 17, 2000.
Physics
Games
http://library.advanced.org/2745/data/openpark.htm
Amusement Park related physics.
Roller
Coaster Animation
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/mmedia/qt/energy/coastmac.html
A QuickTime Movie that lets you see how the energy of a
roller coaster car transforms from potential to kinetic.
Joyrides
http://www.joyrides.com/index.htm
This is a photo gallery celebrating the joy and beauty of
amusement park rides, especially roller coasters!
THE
SIR ISAAC NEWTON HOME
PAGE
http://www.rit.edu/~flwstv/newton.html
This page contains information about Sir Isaac Newton.
Ask
an Expert
http://www.askanexpert.com
If you are asking questions that your teacher is unable, or
unwilling to answer, here is the site for you! Ask an Expert
allows you to ask questions directly to the kinds of people
who are best equipped to answer.
A
long list of coaster sites, including images, layouts,
stories.
http://users.sgi.net/~rollocst/a_rc.html
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