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Scream Machine - A Roller Coaster WebQuest



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"I'm taking the first car with hands up all the way, baby!" To show their appreciation of thrill-seeker patronage, “Slicks Flags Amusement Parks” is hosting a roller coaster design contest for middle school students.

Slicks Flags wants to get innovative ideas from those who know what they want in amusement park rides — the riders. They are the ‘tried and true’ who give roller coasters the ‘thumbs up’ or ‘thumbs down’ according to 'thrill, zeal, and chill appeal’.

Not only is “thrill” a factor, Slicks Flags wants to know that the ideas demonstrate an understanding of roller coaster history, safety, design, and physics. The ideas should also demonstrate team collaboration, and creative, critical-thinking skills using technology.

All roller coaster designs are to be completed by teams consisting of these 3 members: historian, physicist, and design engineer.

Each member’s role is critical, crucial, and consequential. Your team’s design will be evaluated on how well it demonstrates each of the factors given. Your design may be selected for ideas or possible construction at one of the “Slicks Flags Amusement Parks”. That would be the ultimate thrill!
Tech Effect Rashida Betts Instructional Coordinator and Tech Effect Teacher Oxon Hill Middle School 9570 Fort Foote Rd. Fort Washington, MD 20744 To contact us: Phone: 301-749-4270 Fax: 301-749-4286 E-mail: rashida.betts@pgcps.org

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