Roller coasters rely on two types of energy to operate: gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy. Gravitational potential energy is the energy an object has stored because of its mass and its ...

A camp at Tulsa Community College is letting students test their math and engineering skills by creating a roller coaster, and then putting that roller coaster to the test. "It's a process, like ...

Hands-on learning experiences beyond the classroom can help take their creative and curious minds to the next level. From creating your own iPad sleeve to building a marble roller coaster DIY or “Do ...

Bring the excitement of a theme park into your home by building a marble roller coaster. Bring the excitement of an amusement park into your home by building a marble roller coaster. The motion of ...

Fourth- and fifth-graders from 23 Newport News elementary schools built roller coasters Friday with the help of an expert: Busch Gardens. Teams of students constructed ramps for marbles to travel down ...

Students from Liberty Point Elementary School learned about scientific principles - and had an awesome time doing so - by recently hosting the school's inaugural marble roller coaster competition. The ...

Math and science are a scream for the 12 students in the course “Roller Coasters: Theory, Design, and Properties,” at Bates College, in Lewiston, Me. The students study roller-coaster design to learn ...

Creating marble-patterned coasters from resin is a craft activity that combines color-mixing techniques with a casting ...