Amusement Park Physics, 2nd Edition: Supplemental Materials Documents
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Amusement Park Physics, 2nd Edition: Supplemental Materials
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Clarence Bakken
These materials are written to supplement the book Amusement Park Physics, 2nd Edition by Clarence Bakken. They include descriptions of contests, projects, and demonstrations related teaching physics through amusement park rides. There is also a set of short histories of Physics Day at four amusement parks to provide ideas for improving these events, examples of data taken on amusement park rides, and a Powerpoint presentation on vertical loops on roller coasters.
The Amusement Park Physics book will be available from the AAPT store in the Spring of 2011.
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Amusement Park Physics: Contests & Projects
This file contains additional information on different contests and projects one might do that are related to amusement parks and Physics Day. Some rules and judging rubrics are included that users may find worthwhile.
- Download APPcontests.pdf - 736kb Adobe PDF Document
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Amusement Park Physics: Demonstrations
This file provides information on demonstrations of physics principles related to amusement park attractions. In many instances, building details and instructions on how to carry out the demonstrations are included.
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Amusement Park Physics: Histories
This file contains short histories of Physics Day at four different amusement parks. Ideas from these histories could be useful in generating stronger Physics Days at parks that are looking to improve their event.
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Amusement Park Physics: Scrambler Model
This zip archive contains example files that model the motion of a "scrambler" ride at the amusement park. The available formats are Excel and Logger Pro. Students are encouraged to modify these examples to explore the relationship between the model and data collected on the ride.
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Amusement Park Physics: Shuttle Graphs
This archive file contains the four graphs included in the Analyzing Data section of the Amusement Park Physics handbook in jpg format. They can be pasted into word processor or presentation programs as needed.
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Amusement Park Physics: Vertical Loop Presentation
This Powerpoint presentation covers the forces and energy relationships in a vertical loop portion of a roller coaster.
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