Resources

RESOURCES



How Roller Coasters Work  
http://www.howstuffworks.com


Amusement Park Physics
http://www.learner.org


Physics Glossary
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/glossary.html


Roller Coaster Database
http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com


How Things Work 
http://howthingswork.virginia.edu


The Effects of New Technology on Roller Coaster Thrills, Safety, and 
Economics
http://www.me.utexas.edu/uer/roller/history.html


The New Roller Coasters: Thrills, Chills, and Few Spills
http://www.expertsaftey.com


Work and Energy
http://www.physicsclassroom.com


Newton's Three Laws of Motion
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/


�Centripetal Force Requirement�
http://www.physicsclassroom.com


It's A Wild Ride
http://www.intel.com


The Ultimate Roller Coaster Contest
http://school.discovery.com


Roller Coaster Database
http://www.rcdb.com



Coaster Inversion Elements Simulation
http://kids.discovery.com/games/rollercoasters/buildacoaster.html


History of Roller Coaster Innovations
Http://www.me.utexas.edu



Practice Coaster Design Using Simulation Tool
http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/



"Roller-Coasters"
http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/



Coaster Simulation
http://www.glencoe.com


Links to coaster model kits and ideas below:


Click the following link for coaster model kits from "Coastal Dynamics": 
Coastal Dynamics
 

Click the following link to get coaster design kits from "K'Nex": 
K'Nex 


Find more roller coaster models at: 
Models

Other ideas may be found at: 
Plans 

Database of Roller Coaster Websites

Design


More Plans

and 
Paper Coasters

Graphic art images from the following:
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Rashida Betts, Reading Specialist
Stephen Decatur Middle School
8200 Pinewood Drive
Clinton, MD 20735
To contact me:
E-mail: rashida.betts@pgcps.org