Roller Coaster project
Molly and her friend Grace formed a team for the Maryland Engineering Challenges 2018 Theme Park Challenge. I served as their coach as they designed and build a roller coaster to compete against teams from across the state.
They cut their track out of cardboard using box cutters.
There was lots of planning and experimentation.
They built their cart out of cardboard, pencils, and fidget spinner bearings.
The track was held up by wooden supports. I cut wooden slats to their requested size, then helped them screw them onto the base.
We went to the Baltimore Museum of Industry to present our roller coaster to the judges. And the ride worked! (There was a time that I wasn’t sure we’d get the ride working.) Our ride was Green Eggs and Ham themed, and our team name was Green Eggs and Girls.
