Activity

Science Buddies: The Chills and Thrills of Roller Coaster Hills

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Lots of people enjoy roller coasters, but not many understand why they feel the strange excitement they do when riding them. In this science fair project, you will build and use an accelerometer to figure out and measure gravity-induced reaction forces.

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Concepts
acceleration, gravity
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Additional Tags
accelerometer, g-force, reaction force, roller-coaster ride, science fair project, science buddies, amusement park, roller coaster
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)