Process
1. Select the groups
in which you wish to work with throughout the design and construction process of
the creation of the amusement park. All groups should include 3 members.
2. Once youÕve
selected groups developed a working name for your park.
3. Begin your
research on the background information by completing the On-line Park Rides worksheet.
4. E-mail the On-line Park Rides worksheet to mday@efsd.net.
5. Explore the
Internet sites and chose the type of rides your group will be constructing. You
may chose from a swing ride, boom ride, lopping rollercoaster, spiral
rollercoaster, and Ferris wheel or merry-go-round.
http://www.kennywood.com/attractions/rides.php
http://www.hersheypa.com/attractions/hersheypark/rides/index.asp
http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/inside_park/rides/index.cfm
http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens/va/ar_rides.aspx
6. Decide which
members of the group are responsible for which rides.
7. Then students
will divide into groups based on the type of ride they will be researching. EX:
all students responsible for a swing rides will research together.
8. Every student
within the ride group is responsible for finding information for the design and
analysis of their ride for the evaluation of the entire amusement part group.
9. Once the
individual research is completed. Groups will reconvene to share research and
begin design and construction.
This
lesson has been designed for the end of the mechanics section of an
introductory physics course. It requires the students to call upon passed
knowledge as well as to obtain new information through a WebQuest to completely
design and construct several amusement park rides over several class periods.
It also requires the students to analyze the motions of all of their rides
using the correct physics principles.
The
students will be divided into groups of three, with each student being directly
responsible for one of the rides. The groups will then be divided into ride
groups to analyze a particular ride of their choosing. Once the ride groups
have completed their research the will reconvene with the amusement park groups
to share information and begin designing.
The only
stumbling blocks I anticipate are with the construction process. Many students
have difficulty implementing their designs into an actual project. My solution
to this problem is to simple stay active while the students are going through
this process so I can be of assistance when they need me.
I
believe a novice teacher may implement this lesson. The only requirement I see
is that the teacher has a good hands on approach to education and works well
with project based learning
I do not
believe this lesson would lend itself to a script page. The majority of the
instruction of this lesson will be done through on the fly reasoning with the
studentsÕ particular project and problems at hand.
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