Rollercoaster Engineers
Students become engineers as they design and test their own marble rollercoasters.
This STEM workshop might be the most fun you can have with physics! Students design and build a marble rollercoaster in this hands-on, skills-based workshop. They’ll play, test and iterate with their rollercoasters to solve a design challenge with constraints.
Students will experience
- Designing rollercoasters with balls and tracks, working in groups and using limited resources.
- Scaffolded STEM design challenges that help them exercise their creativity, resilience and design thinking.
- Fun opportunities to share and celebrate their designs with their peers.
Students will learn
- How rollercoasters work and what makes them move.
- How engineers need to consider physics in the things they build.
- The design process, including testing and iterating on a design.
- Teamwork and collaboration skills.
Other key information
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This workshop can be adapted to suit a broad range of ages and levels.
Availability
Terms 1–4, Monday to Friday
Duration: 45 minutes
Student information
Years 5 to 6
Minimum 15 students
Maximum 28 students
Bookings
Workshop
Presented by a museum educator
Victorian Curriculum Links
Design and Technologies: Levels 5 and 6
Creating designed solutions
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select, explain and use suitable materials, components, tools and techniques to safely make designed solutions (VC2TDE6D03)
Accessibility
Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.
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