A Physics Project Rolls Into The Library
Back in December, our Physics teacher, Mrs. Linda Self, asked me if her students could display their paper roller coaster projects in the library. I was very excited by this request. After visiting her classroom and seeing their work, I couldn't wait to share them with the learning community in the library! It has been a challenge for us to collaborate with mathematics and science classes. This was a perfect opportunity to allow the library to be a public viewing space for student work. I'm thrilled to be joined by Mrs. Self in this post as she shares her thoughts on the project. Mrs. Self's Reflection Roller Coaster Physics: Roller coasters are often used as a real world application for the Physics of Motion. Change of location, changing speeds and changing heights are the very basics for motion studies. Then, there are the turns! My class built paper roller coasters during the unit on Circular Motion. The classes learn about the forces that cr...