Project Incredible is aimed to teach one concept of mechanical, civil, chemical, and electrical engineering through four rotating activities. It is important to research similar projects that have been done in the past in order to ensure there is no plagiarism of any project. It is also valuable to consider how these projects can be adapted and innovated. Build a Roller Coaster Dash’s station will teach the students about mechanical engineering and transforming potential energy to kinetic energy. The planned project is a spring and marble drop activity. In one of the scenes from The Incredibles, Dash must run a long horizontal distance to catch Violet from falling and hitting the ground. This activity will replicate that scene with marbles representing the characters. Students must configure a plan to ensure Dash’s marble travels at the right velocity to catch Violet’s marble from different falling heights. There have been previous projects that incorporate similar principles. One titled Build a Roller Coaster from the American Society for Engineering Education uses foam tubing as rails for a marble to travel through, an example can be seen in Fig XXX [eGFI, website]. Although the source is sponsored by ASEE, there …show more content…
XXX: A foam tube roller coaster track that illustrates the possibilities of roller coaster design [eGFI, website]. For this project, students are tasked with creating a design of a roller coaster and explaining the relationship between kinetic and potential energy. This project is successful because there are endless possibilities to how students can design their own tracks with loops, twist, and turns. To improve, the winner of the most elaborate design could receive a small prize, such as candy, as an incentive to foster creativity. Project Incredible intends on using springs and marbles to provide a deeper understanding of kinetic and potential energy while using The Incredibles to bring out the interest of the students. Kitchen
In this experiment we positioned a marble ball on a wooden roller coaster positioned on a physics stand in the sixth hole. Throughout the experiment, we used an electronic timer to record the time of the marble where it passed through the light beam of its clamp. We positioned the clamp at a certain point on the roller coaster and measured the distance from the marble to the clamp; the height of the clamp; and finally the time the ball traveled through the clamp. After we recorded these different figures we calculated the speed of the marble from the given distance traveled and the time. We repeated the step 14 times, then proceeded to graph the speed and the height. Next, we took the measurements of position of the clamp, height, and speed and calculated the potential energy, the kinetic energy, and the total energy. Total energy calculated as mentioned before. Potential energy is taking the mass (m) which is 28.1g times gravity (g) which is 9.8 m/s2 times the height. Kinetic energy is one-half times the mass (m) times velocity (v2). Finally we graphed the calculated kinetic, potential, and total energies of this experiment.
The Purpose of our Mouse Trap Car project was to find a way to use what we have learned from Physics and Newton's laws to make a mousetrap powered car. We had a goal to create a car out of material you already had that goes 3 or more meters across the room. We had to find a way to get all the parts and build it with nothing but glue and tape and whatever you had in you house. This challenged involved many aspects such as building/engineering, time management, focus, and most importantly science.
Ever wondered how roller coasters work? It’s not with an engine! Roller coasters rely on a motorized chain and a series of phenomena to keep them going. Phenomena are situations or facts that have been observed and proven to exist. A few types of phenomena that help rollercoasters are gravity, kinetic and potential energy, and inertia. Gravity pulls roller coasters along the track as they’re going downhill. Potential and kinetic energy help rollercoasters to ascend hills and gain enough momentum to descend them and finish the track. Inertia keeps passengers pressed towards the outside of a loop-the-loop and in their seat. Gravity, potential and kinetic energy, and inertia are three types of phenomena that can be observed by watching roller
Roller coasters are driven almost entirely by inertial, gravitational and centripetal forces. Amusement parks keep building faster and more complex roller coasters, but the fundamental principles at work remain the same.
“How about we use a pulley system with a weight at the end to push the car forward?” my team member suggested. “Or we could use a hammer launcher,” I proposed. We went back and forth, contemplating different methods. We faced trials, tribulations, and troubles in the design process. Building and perfecting our designs took weeks, but our coach guided us throughout the process and encouraged us to “Never give up!” We researched the effects of different factors that could potentially come in the way of our success and analyzed all of the device possibilities. Even when research got arduous and we couldn’t agree on something, we never gave up on our dream of placing in the regional competition. This was one of the hardest challenges I’ve ever faced in my Science Olympiad career, but our unfaltering dedication and our belief in success helped us persist in the face of setbacks. Once we finished our plan, we began to build the device. It was exhilarating to see our plan come to
Foam rollers are made of cylindrical type of equipment used in both physical therapy and exercise.
Roller coasters come in all sizes and configurations. Roller coasters are designed to be intense machines that get the riders’ adrenaline pumping. Ever since my first roller coaster ride, I knew I was hooked. I cannot get enough of the thrilling sensation caused by these works of engineering. When people board these rides, they put their faith in the engineers who designed the rides and the people who maintain and operate the rides. In this paper, I will bring to your attention a specific instance when the operation of one of these coasters came into question and led to a very tragic incident. From this, I will look into the events leading up to the incident and evaluate the decisions made by the people involved.
Two important, mighty Asian empires in history are the Ottoman Empire and the Ming China. These two empires are in totally different areas of Asia – the Ottomans were in the very west, the Chinese were in the oriental east. Therefore, these two empires, naturally, formed completely different cultures. However, surprisingly, these empires had many parts in common as well. The Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty had both many different and distinct parts, as well as many similarities.
The project that Deadpool, Nemo and I chose was to work with the Center for Children and Families Inc. (CCFI) to host an after-school engineering event for the children in this program. The objective of our project was to reach out to local children and inspire an engineering mindset in the next generation. To accomplish this task, we initially started by contacting Oklahoma University’s SEED (Sooner Engineering Education Department) to receive training and instruction for the ping pong ball launcher project. After receiving training from Olivia Blount, we made arrangements with Tayler Taliaferro, a representative for The Boys and Girls Club Norman, to meet and discuss the implementation of the project. Both our group and The Boys
Landis, Raymond B. Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career. Los Angeles, CA: Discovery, 2013. Print.
Not far from the opening gate, I glanced at the first ride I was going to experience, the Cork Screw. The whole entire family was going to ride on the rollercoaster, even my sister Alissa who is terrified of coasters. As I walked up the narrow path that led to the Cork Screw, I could see that there was a large number of people waiting to get onto the ride. While waiting patiently to board the coaster, I gazed up in awe at the Cork Screw, one of the newer roller coasters, which sparkled high above our heads. Twirling hoops and loops were the main attraction of this roller coaster.
“Even though roller coasters propel you through the air, shoot you through tunnels, and zip you down and around many hills and loops, they are quite safe and can prove to be a great way to get scared, feel that sinking feeling in your stomach, and still come out of it wanting to do it all over again (1).” Thanks to the manipulation of gravitational and centripetal forces humans have created one of the most exhilarating attractions. Even though new roller coasters are created continuously in the hope to create breathtaking and terrifying thrills, the fundamental principles of physics remain the same. A roller coaster consists of connected cars that move on tracks due to gravity and momentum. Believe it or not, an engine is not required for most of the ride. The only power source needed is used to get to the top first hill in order to obtain a powerful launch. Physics plays a huge part in the function of roller coasters. Gravity, potential and kinetic energy, centripetal forces, conservation of energy, friction, and acceleration are some of the concepts included.
Amusement parks are by far one of the most thrilling places on earth. As you wait in a long line to get in park, you can hear numerous kids, adults, and tourist shouting off the top of their lungs due to a tremendous jaw-dropping drop on their beloved roller coasters.
The vast majority of rollercoaster start with a steep motorized climb in elevation or gain in potential energy. Once at the top, the roller coaster has enough potential energy to make it back to the loading station. The roller coaster uses its stored potential energy and converts it into kinetic energy to carry the car throughout the track. Further examining the wheels on a rollercoaster, the wheels operate under circular motion, and rolling without slipping. Looking at figure (3) we can further examine rolling motion. Translational motion is the movement of an object from one point in space to another. Rotational motion is the motion of a rigid body where every point on the body moves in a circular path. Combining these two motions gives us rolling without slipping. Where the velocity at the top of the circle is twice the velocity of the center. Since the velocities at the bottom of translational and rotational are antiparallel and cancel each other. The velocity at the bottom where contact is made between the circle and ground is
I made a cube like structure out of Popsicle sticks that was nice and firm. I cut out the corner of the Ziploc bag and tied it to some string and tied the string to the Popsicle sticks. I took more Popsicle sticks and made edges to hold up the cube. I made my finally touches by making the parachute and putting it on the cube. The parachute was made of a Walmart bag that I cut the handles off of and tied some string to it. I rapped the string around the four sides of the Popsicle sticks. I took