Final Assignment
In this lesson, you have learned how energy changes form as roller coaster cars move along a track. You have also learned that engineers design roller coasters and other mechanical devices using their understanding of the transfer of energy. You will now write an essay that shares what you have learned and what you think about it.
Every roller coaster depends on the transfer of energy, whether it is a basic wooden track with only hills and turns or a modern steel track with loops and corkscrews.
Final Assignment Instructions
Begin by reviewing your notes. Click "My Work" above and view or print out the screen. Then:
- Choose one of the topics below and write an essay.
- Organize your response so that it includes at least three supporting details that you have learned from the reading passage, video, and other materials in this lesson.
- Use at least three vocabulary words (or a form of the words) as part of your supporting details. For example, for the word jump, you could use jumps, jumped, or jumping.
Essay Topics
- Describe the transfer of energy within a roller coaster ride. Be sure to explain in your essay:
- What types of energy are present during a roller coaster ride
- How the changes in form of energy affect the roller coaster cars’ movement
- Imagine you’re on a roller coaster ride. Describe the changes in forces that happen during the course of the ride. Be sure to include in your essay:
- Which part of the ride is the most exciting for you, and why
- Where potential energy and kinetic energy must be greatest and least
- How the design of a track makes this happen
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