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Art Show
This art show is open ended allowing students create using any medium, technique and theme they choose. We will have space to display their work inside a lodge with tables. Please bring anything needed to display your art without attaching anything to the lodge walls.
Living History Museum
Research a historic figure, come dressed as them and share what you learned as your character. Posters or display boards are welcomed but not required.
Paper Rollercoaster Challenge
Students are invited to design and build a paper rollercoaster that a standard size glass marble can run on.
You may use the following materials:
Foam board for a base, any thickness, maximum size of 20 by 30 inches.
Tape
Cardstock - may use templates from the links below or design your own. Suggested weight: 110 lb for support pieces and 65 lb for track pieces.
Refer to the Science Buddies website for an overview and free basic printable track templates. https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/paper-roller-coaster
Videos and advanced templates can be found at https://paperrollercoasters.com/. We will have these templates available at our work session on May 5. If you can’t make it to that Monday Meeting you can purchase templates from this website if desired.
This website has more videos and ideas https://www.mrwaynesclass.com/ProjectCoasterStupendous2019/index.html. There is a design you may use for the supports here, or engineer your own.
Bring your coaster to display and demonstrate how it works with a marble!
Looking for more of a challenge?
Pick a theme, name your coaster and decorate the base to match.
Include at least two loops.
Include a funnel.
Include a piece of your own design. May modify a template piece, combine pieces of different templates or create something completely new.
Ribbons will be awarded for: Best Theme, Best Scenery, Most Complex Design, Longest Runtime
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