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  • Conceptual Physics
    • Introduction
    • Unit 1: The Physics of Driving
    • Unit 3: The Physics of Roller Coasters
    • Unit 2: Physics in Motion
    • Unit 4: The Physics of Rocketry
    • Unit 5: The Physics of Music
    • Unit 6: The Physics of Electricity and Circuits
  • Physics
    • Introduction
    • Unit 1: The Physics of Driving
    • Unit 3: The Physics of Roller Coasters
    • Unit 2: Physics in Motion
    • Unit 4: The Physics of Rocketry
    • Unit 5: The Physics of Music
    • Unit 6: The Physics of Static Electricity and Circuits

Unit 3: The Physics of Roller Coasters

Unit Outline:

  • Unit 3 Outline

Labs:

  • Skatepark Basics Lab
  • Roller Coaster With Loops Lab

PhET Simulations:

  • Energy in a Skate Park
  • Animation of Energy Changes on Roller Coasters
  • Interactive Roller Coaster

Videos:

  • The Physics of Rollercoasters (3:38)
  • Ultimate roller coaster National Geographic (46:03)
  • Law of conservation of energy on a roller coaster (2:45)
  • Conservation of Energy: Stacked Ball Drop (3:33)
  • Potential & Kinetic Energy (6:06)
  • Potential and Kinetic Energy of a Roller Coaster (3:26)

Worksheets / Hand Outs:

  • Energy and the Rollercoaster
  • Energy Worksheet
  • Energy Lecture Notes
  • Chapter Challenge: Build your roller coaster and test/refine design

Review:

  • Final Review Guide
  • Quizlet
    • Energy Problems Quizlet
    • Work and Energy Quizlet
    • Force, Work, and Energy Quizlet

Physics!

  • Home
  • Conceptual Physics
    • Introduction
    • Unit 1: The Physics of Driving
    • Unit 3: The Physics of Roller Coasters
    • Unit 2: Physics in Motion
    • Unit 4: The Physics of Rocketry
    • Unit 5: The Physics of Music
    • Unit 6: The Physics of Electricity and Circuits
  • Physics
    • Introduction
    • Unit 1: The Physics of Driving
    • Unit 3: The Physics of Roller Coasters
    • Unit 2: Physics in Motion
    • Unit 4: The Physics of Rocketry
    • Unit 5: The Physics of Music
    • Unit 6: The Physics of Static Electricity and Circuits
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