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Teach Engineering: Physics of Roller Coasters same topic as Roller Coaster Model
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A simulation-based lesson for middle school - students build a virtual roller coaster and watch as graphs of kinetic/potential energy are simultaneously displayed when the coaster goes into motion.


Teach Engineering: Physics of Roller Coasters same topic as TryEngineering: Interactive Gumball Machine
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This 4-day module for Grades 7-9 presents the same concepts of kinetic/potential energy, friction, and gravity....but breaks them into two segments to ensure understanding of the concepts.



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