Rollercoaster Construction Guidelines - 1. The rollercoaster can be made out of any type of material, although the material is not dangerous or part of a store bought marble toy set. 2. The rollercoaster structure must be freestanding (so it cannot be leaning against a wall). 3. The rollercoaster has to be at least 50 cm long and at most 110cm long. 4. The rollercoaster cannot be wider than 65cm. 5. The rollercoaster cannot be higher than 120cm. To receive an A,B, or C the rollercoaster must be able to transport a marble from the starting point to the ending point without the marble falling off the track. No one will be able to touch the marble or the rollercoaster after the marble is placed on the track. |
Rollercoaster Construction Group Skills Grade à If your Final Construction is initialed before or on the due date ___________ everyone in your group will get 5 responsibility points. | 1. The rollercoaster must have two hills including the initial hill and two special effects (the special effect could be a loop or a twist). 2. The rollercoaster must look mostly like the Initial Construction Design and exactly like the Final Rollercoaster Design. 3. The rollercoaster functioned on the first official try in front of the teacher. | 1. The rollercoaster must have two hills including the initial hill and one special effect OR one hill and two special effects (the special effect could be a loop or a twist). 2. The rollercoaster must look somewhat like the Initial Construction Design and very similar to the Final Rollercoaster Design. 3. The rollercoaster functioned on the first official try in front of the teacher. | 1. The rollercoaster must have one hill and one special effect (the special effect could be a loop or a twist). 2. The rollercoaster looks halfway like the Initial Construction Design and somewhat similar to the Final Rollercoaster Design. 3. The rollercoaster functioned after the second or third official try in front of the teacher. | 1. The rollercoaster must have one hill and one special effect (the special effect could be a loop or a twist). 2. The rollercoaster does not look like the Initial Construction Design hardly at all and it looks a little like the Final Rollercoaster Design. 3. During the rollercoaster ride the marble needed to be helped along the track by someone’s hand or the track had to be touched or held together by someone’s hand. 4. The rollercoaster functioned within 6 official trials in front of the teacher. |
