Rollercoaster Class Response

Recently we have been doing a pretty cool project. It is:

BUILDING ROLLERCOASTERS

Our latest assignment is supposed to teach us about Kinetic Energey, Potential Energy, along with Mass, Momentum, Speed, and force. If you are confused right now, I'll help out. Our assignment was to create a rollercoaster out of supplies using our knowledge about the terms that I gave above. But we can't just get the supplies whenever or whatever we need. Over the past few weeks, the Omega teachers have been rewarding good behavior on tests and in class with "Omega Money". We use this to buy our supplies so we can also learn the value of money while participating a littl more in class. We were put into groups and we cobined our money to buy the supplies. A group needs about $1,000 in Omega Money to get the top quality supplies to ensure that the rollercoaster will work. Our supplies consisted of: Toilet Paper and Paper Towel Rolls, Boxes, Straws, Cups, Cans, and anything that Omega Students donated to the "Omega Store". The Rollercoaster can't just look nice, it has to work too. We use a marble to go fluently through the ride. We also must have at least 4 hills and 1 rollercoaster aspect. When finished we must label parts of the ride. Then comes in the Tic Tac Toe project which also lets you advertise your rollercoaster. You can name and price your coaster. This project has many lessons.