8th Grade Projects

The 8th graders have been designing and building paper & marble roller coasters in art class.  They are working in groups and learning how to cooperate and make decisions as a group.  They watched a physics video about roller coasters then they sketched a design on paper.  We talked about naming their coasters and what would make the public want to ride it.  They have been testing their loops and tracks to see if the marble goes where it's supposed to.  They sometimes have to adjust the track to make the marble go faster or correct it so that the marble doesn't run off the track.