Work, Energy & Power – Design a Free Fall Ride
Background Information:
Throughout this semester, you will be designing various thrill rides
to demonstrate your knowledge of various concepts in the class. You
will design one ride at the end of each unit. Before you finish this
semester, you will assemble all the rides you have developed into a
map of an amusement park. During this project, be as creative as you
wish by naming your rides or adding artistic touches to your designs
that make them interesting to an observer.
After each ride is drawn, a series of
questions will need to be answered in complete sentences to provide a
summary of the ride. Each thrill ride design and summary will be
included into the final poster showing the map of your amusement park.
Once this final poster project is finished, you will be allowed to
take the final examination for this concept class.
Your Task:
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Design a “free fall ride” where people drop from some place to a lower
space like a bungee jump ride. Include estimated measurements.
You will want to name your thrill ride and place the name
wherever appropriate on the diagram.
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Summarize the following questions in complete sentences:
- When a person is in this ride, where does the
person have the maximum kinetic energy and maximum potential
energy?
- When a person is in this ride, where does the person have
the minimum kinetic energy and minimum potential energy?
- As the person drops downward, describe the energy conversion
that is taking place.
Scoring Guide
Ride Diagram (25 points)
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Ride diagram is neatly drawn and is
easy to read. The diagram contains all the required
parts/labels and goes beyond these expectations by
having creative innovations. |
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B. |
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Ride diagram is neatly drawn and is
easy to read. There is evidence of some creativity and
thought put into the design. |
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C. |
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Ride diagram is drawn and it includes
name and labeled parts. |
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D. |
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Ride diagram is drawn but contains only
some of the required elements, labels or name. |
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E. |
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Little or no work is done. |
Diagram Summaries (25 points)
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A. |
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The ride summary is typed or very
neatly written with all the questions addressed in
their own words. The student makes clear, creative and
correct connections between the questions and the
material being presented in class. The grammar,
including spelling and punctuation, is correct in the
summary. The summary is organized in a way that is
easy to follow. The summary goes beyond what is
expected in the class and shows superior thinking and
work from the student. |
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B. |
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The ride summary is neatly written with
all questions addressed. The student makes connections
between the questions and the material being presented
in class. The article contains very few grammar errors
and organized in a way that is easy to follow. |
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C. |
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The written summary attempts to address
all the questions. |
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D. |
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The written summary addresses attempts
to address only some of the questions. Grammar and
organizational errors make the writing difficult to
read and understand. |
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E. |
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Little or no work is done. |
