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What makes roller coasters go so fast?

With this activity, students will explore how energy can be stored as height. In the activity, they will investigate how hills give roller coasters energy by experimenting with a model “bumper coaster.”

This activity kit aligns to Mystery Science 4th grade lesson "What makes roller coasters go so fast?"

This activity kit includes:

• a 3-foot-length of foam pipe insulation (for ¾-inch pipe)
• 4 small marbles
• a stack of books or a box to make hill that’s 12” tall
• a 24” strip of masking tape
• a ruler
• scissors
• a paper or Styrofoam cup