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In this activity students have the chance to study the conservation of Mechanical Energy using a roller-coaster made by the group. Students will have to measure the speed of the object that moves on the roller coaster at a certain height of the path and determine the kinetic and potential energy of the object. Students must conclude if there is or is not a conservation of Mechanical Energy in the roller -coaster the students have made. They learn about the possibilities and limitations of roller coasters within the context of energy conservation, frictional losses and other physical principles.
Prior Knowledge Requirements
Kinetic energy, potential energy, mechanical energy, friction
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