Click the picture of Sir Isaac Newton
above to go to a PowerPoint slide presentation introducing your students to
Newton and his 3 Laws of Motion. The last slide includes a graphic
organizer activity representing each Law. You can save the slide
presentation to your computer and use the notes pages for detailed
information on each slide.
Click the "idea walking" image above for a sample word chart. You may want
to use it as a guide to help students comprehend vocabulary/concepts. Also,
you may want to add more words to the chart as they are introduced.
Additional words, and their meanings, may be found at the Amusement
Park "Physics Glossary" page. Click
here for a direct link to that Web Page.
Click
here
for a comparative "Coaster Data Chart". Students may use details from the
chart such as top height, top speed, cost, elements and inversions to help
them consider how to design their own coasters. The chart is a great
accompaniment to the "Coaster Design Grid" below.
Click here
for a "Coaster Design Grid". Students may use it to draft their designs.
Click here
to view a sample lesson plan integrating poetry writing with math, science,
and technology.
Your students may need a graphic organizer to plan their
persuasive Powerpoint projects. Click here for a model organizer.
State Standards
Click here to view the Maryland Content Standards for "Scream
Machine"
National Standards
Click here to view the National Standards for "Scream Machine"
Science Publications, Videos, and Technology Resources
Click here to view the Science Publications, Videos,
and Technology Resources for "Scream Machine"
Tech Effect
Rashida Betts, Literacy Coach
G. James Gholson Middle School
900 Nalley Rd.
Landover, MD 20785
To contact me:
Phone: 301-883-8390
Fax: 301-883-8394
E-mail: rashida.betts@pgcps.org
<b><font face="arial"><font size="5">Coaster Design Links
Click the following link for coaster model kits from "Coastal Dynamics":
Find more roller coaster models at:
Other ideas may be found at:
"Coastal Dynamics" coaster ideas and kits
Click the following link to get coaster design kits from "K'Nex":
K'Nex build you own coaster kits
More roller coaster models at the following link:
More coaster models
Ideas and materials to build your own paper coasters.
Roller coasters made from paper
More coaster designs at:
Classroom coaster design ideas
"Design a Roller Coaster Model"
"Wiki How" to build a roller coaster
"School Discovery" lesson plans for roller coaster designs
School Discovery Coaster Ideas