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


�Roller Coaster G-Forces�
http://www.physicsclassroom.com


Newton�s Three Laws of Motion
http://www.aloha.com/~isaac/3laws/1mid.htm


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


�It�s A Wild Ride�
h ttp://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 

Design


More Plans

and 
Paper Coasters

Graphic art images from the following:
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Rashida Betts, Literacy Coach
G. James Gholson Middle School
900 Nalley Rd.
Landover, MD  20785
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Phone: 301-883-8390
Fax: 301-883-8394
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