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Amusement Park

Physics Final Project

Handbook Your Goal

To pose a question about the physics of amusement park rides and to apply physics concepts and problem solving to answer your question.

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Amusement Park Project Check List and Timeline


Due Thurs.

4/6 or before

Due Friday

4/28

Due Friday

5/12

First things first r Research rides at the amusement park to be visited and choose one or

more to explore further. The following sites (and more) are linked on Schoology under Final Project Resources, Amusement Park.

o For park and specific ride info see http://www.funtownsplashtownusa.com/

o For background information on amusement park physics see § http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/u6l2b.cfm § http://learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/parkphysics.html § http://www.nasa.gov/topics/nasalife/features/defy_gravity.html § http://www.real-world-physics-problems.com/amusement-park-

physics.html r Formulate a question you want to investigate at the

amusement park. r Discuss your question with your partner and with your

teacher. r Write your Project Proposal

o Use the form in Schoology. o Be specific and detailed o Meet with your teacher if you have questions or need help. o Your proposal is worth 10 points as a 4th Quarter HW assignment.

Then what? r Start working on the Amusement Park Problem Set, in this handbook.

These problems will help you to understand the physics you will experience at the park and help you to analyze your data.

r Plan a preliminary experiment using an accelerometer. You will learn how to use the equipment and interpret the data by doing this experiment before going to Funtown. See the information in this packet to help you get started.

r Complete your preliminary experiment, write a document describing your experiment, and analyze your data.

r Write Progress Report #1 o Use the form in Schoology o It is worth 5 POINTS as a 4th Quarter HW

assignment. o The more you get done, the higher your grade!

r Write up your preliminary experiment for your paper and for your presentation.

r Finish the Amusement Park Problem Set. r Write Progress Report #2

o Use the form in Schoology o It is worth 10 POINTS as a 4th Quarter HW assignment. o You should have more work done since the first progress report!

Prepare for the Park r Outline the experiments you plan to perform at the park. Make sure they address

your question thoroughly. Use the Prepare for the Park page in this packet.

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Amusement Park Project Check List and Timeline


Have your conference BEFORE trip to Funtown

Presentations

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Weds. 5/24

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Final Papers

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Friday 6/9

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r Predict what acceleration vs. time graphs should look like for your ride(s), using the Before Park Preparation page in this packet.

r Write the introduction to your paper, your bibliography, and your preliminary experiment.

r Have a conference with your teacher and bring your Prepare for the Park pages. r Make sure your parents complete the field trip permission form and tell your other

teachers that you will miss class on the day of the trip. You are responsible for missed work in other classes.

At the Amusement Park r Gather the data for your rides as soon as possible. Check it against your

predictions and make sure the data can be interpreted and is saved. r If necessary, redo your experiments by taking a second ride. r Take a still photo of your ride to illustrate your paper. Record a video of your ride,

if possible. r When you are happy with your data, you may ride other rides in the park. r Be a good citizen and help other students with their experiments.

After the Park r Collect the files of your data from your teacher. r Interpret your data and analyze your results. r Write up your final experiments for your paper.

Prepare your Oral Presentation q See the Presentation Rubric, in this packet q Outline and organize

o Introduction with outline of talk o Question to be investigated and methods o Procedure and Results of preliminary experiment o Data and results of park experiments o Conclusions

q Create visual aids that are interesting and communicate information clearly to your class.

q Practice your presentation. Finish Your Paper

r Check your paper with the rubric in this packet. o Is every section included and does it address the things listed? o Does your introduction provide the background knowledge that another

student needs to understand your project? o Are your data and results complete, clearly labeled, and explained in text? o Does your conclusion address error thoroughly and quantitatively?

r Proofread your paper. r TURN IT IN, using the doc in Schoology!

CONGRATULATIONS! You finished your physics project!

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Physics Project Proposal Form

Project Proposal is due Thursday 4/6 with no extensions 5

Name(s) _____________________________________________________ Class Period(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

r Independent Topic ______________________________ r Catapult Trebuchet (bold one) Large Scale Small Scale (bold one) r Amusement Park

ð Proposals are due Thurs., April 6, or before. Late proposals receive no credit.

ð Submit one proposal for the project, if you are working with a partner.

ð For catapult, or amusement park, please show that you have read the instructions and understand the project's steps and requirements.

ð Explain your project by discussing the following in clear, well-‐organized, and detailed paragraphs. Please complete this form and turn it in using Schoology. Questions to be answered or ideas to be investigated: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In your project will you: measure something build something both What will you measure? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What tools or apparatus will you use for your measurements or data collection? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Explain how the data will be measured. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Physics Project Proposal Form

Project Proposal is due Thursday 4/6 with no extensions 6

What apparatus will you build? (If you are not building anything, leave this blank) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How do you propose to design, build, use, and test your device or apparatus?

(If you are not building anything, leave this blank) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How will you analyze the data you collect? What theories, equations, or calculations will you use? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Can you compare your results to known values or Hanover High records? Yes No What are these values or records? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What safety considerations are a part of your project planning? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Is there anything you want to ask your teacher about your topic? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Amusement Park Project Before the Park Problem Set


Please show

your work

Choose TEN of the following problems to solve. Pick at least ONE from each type of ride and try to do ALL the problems for the rides you will analyze in your project.

Work the problems on separate pieces of paper and show your work clearly with

Diagram or picture Correct equation(s) Clear algebra in symbols Correct substitution Correct calculated result Correct units Correct sig. figs.

Roller Coaster Problems 1a. A roller coaster train, which is 12 meters

long, takes 2.3 seconds to pass a certain spot on the track. What is the average speed of the coaster at that point?

b. Assume that the initial speed of a ride is

28 m/s and it takes you 3.4 seconds to stop. What is the stopping acceleration? What is the stopping distance?

2. A student determines that the first hill of a roller coaster makes an angle of 20.0˚ with the horizontal. The hill is 20.0 meters high. Find the length of the track traveling up the hill. How much force is needed to pull a 50.0 kg passenger up the hill at a constant speed? Assume friction is negligible.

3. A roller coaster at rest on a hill of height 81 meters above the ground is

nudged and travels to a new hill of height 35 meters. The coaster weighs 201 kg. Find the potential energy of the coaster on both hills, with respect to the ground. Find the kinetic energy and the speed of the coaster at the top of the second hill. State any assumptions you make.

4. A roller coaster weighing 1001 kg accelerates from rest to 35 m/s in 1.4

seconds, with a constant acceleration. What is the change of momentum of the coaster? What impulse is applied to the coaster?

5. a A roller coaster enters a loop. Draw a free-body diagram displaying the

forces acting on the coaster at the top of the loop and at the bottom. Label the forces and write the net force for each situation in terms of these forces.

b. If a roller coaster weighing 864 kg enters a circular loop of radius 10.0 m at

31.2 m/s, what is net force felt on the coaster? What is the normal force at the bottom of the loop?

6. A roller coaster weighing 864 kg enters a circular loop of radius 10.0 m at

31.2 m/s. What is the minimum speed that the coaster must maintain at the top of the loop? What is the normal force at the top of the loop? If it hits this minimum speed at the top of the loop, what is the mechanical energy at the top and bottom of the roller coaster? How much mechanical energy is lost?

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Problem Set


Swing Rides 7. a Draw a scaled free-body

diagram of the forces acting on someone riding a swing ride. Label the forces and find the net force in terms of the individual forces.

b. A 61 kg child is on a swing

ride. Her chair is moving at a constant speed of 6.2 m/s in a circle of radius 12 m. What is the angle between the chain holding the chair and the horizon? How much tension is the chain exerting?

8. a A man twice as heavy rides the same swing ride as in Problem 7. What are

the new angle and the new tension?

b. A swing ride is altered so that riders will move half is fast in a circle with a radius four times smaller. By how much does the centripetal acceleration of this ride change?

Pirate Ship Rides 9. Draw a free-body diagram of the forces acting on someone riding a pirate ship

ride when the ship is at rest 90˚ from the bottom of a swing and when the ship passes the bottom mid-swing. When a pirate ship ride is resting at the lowest point, it is 4.0 meters above ground. If the ship has a radius of 8.3 meters and a mass of 1001 kg, what is the ship’s potential energy relative to the ground at the 90˚ position?

10. The ship swings back from rest at 90˚ position.

What is the velocity of the ship when it passes the bottom? What is the centripetal acceleration on the ship when it passes this point? If the ship weighs 1001 kg, what is the upward force exerted on the ship at its lowest point? State any assumptions you make.

Remember to show your work clearly with Diagram or picture Correct equation(s) Clear algebra in symbols Correct substitution Correct calculated result Correct units Correct sig. figs. Thank you!

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Ferris Wheel 11. Draw a free-diagram of the forces acting on

someone on a Ferris wheel at the top, the bottom, and in the middle. Which forces vary in magnitude during the ride? Which forces vary in direction? Write an equation relating centripetal force to the other forces when the person is at the bottom and the top of the ride. When do you feel heaviest on the ride? When do you feel lightest?

12. You are riding a Ferris wheel with a radius of 18 meters. At the top, your

accelerometer displays an acceleration of 2.2 m/s2 in a downward direction. You weigh 71 kg. How fast are you moving? How strong is the normal force on you at this point?

13. You are riding a Ferris wheel with a radius of 18 meters. At the bottom, your

accelerometer displays a reading of 2.2 m/s2 in an upward direction. You weigh 71 kg. How strong is the normal force on you at this time?

14. You are riding a Ferris wheel with a radius of 18 meters. You weigh 71 kg. How

fast do you have to be moving to feel weightless at the top?

Merry-Go-Round 15. Draw a free-body diagram of the

forces acting on someone riding a merry-go-around. Take into account that the horses move up and down. What force(s) provide a centripetal force? Which force varies throughout the ride? Does it vary in magnitude, direction or both?

16. You find that the radius of a

merry-go-around is 8.1 meters. Using your accelerometer, you find that the centripetal acceleration is 2.4 m/s2. What is the merry-go-around’s velocity?

17. You find that the radius of a merry-go-around is 8.1 meters. Using your accelerometer, you find that the centripetal acceleration is 2.4 m/s2. What is the merry-go-around’s period of revolution? How many revolutions does the ride make in 3 minutes?

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Bumper Cars 18. Draw a free-body diagram of the forces acting on two bumper cars in a

head-on collision. 19. You and your friend weigh 52 and 104 kg, respectively. With bumper cars of

mass 205 kg, you get into a head-on collision. You are going 3.2 m/s and your friend has a speed of 2.8 m/s. If the collision is elastic and there are no external forces, what is the momentum of the system before and after the collision? What are your and your partner’s velocities after the collision? What are the kinetic energies of you and your partner before and after the collision?

20. You and your friend weigh 52 and 104 kg, respectively. With bumper cars

of mass 205 kg, you get into a rear-end collision. You are travelling at 3.2 m/s and your friend is not moving. Assuming that no external forces act on the colliding cars, what is the momentum of the system before and after the collision? Assuming the collision is perfectly elastic, what are your and your partner’s velocities after the collision? What is the kinetic energy of you and your partner before and after the collision?

21. You and your friend weigh 52 and 104 kg, respectively. With bumper cars of

mass 205 kg, you get into a head-on collision. You are going 3.2 m/s (right) and your friend has a speed of 2.8 m/s (left). After the collision, your velocity is 3.0 m/s (left) and your friend’s velocity is 2.4 m/s (right). Is momentum conserved in this collision? If not, what could account for this? What is the kinetic energy of the system before and after the collision? Is this collision elastic?

22. You and your friend weigh 52 and 104 kg, respectively. With bumper cars of

mass 205 kg, you get into a rear-end collision. You are travelling at 3.2 m/s and your friend is not moving. After the collision, your car is still and your friend has a velocity of 2.4 m/s. Is momentum conserved in this collision? What is the kinetic energy of the system before and after the collision? Is this collision elastic? If the collision lasted 0.20 s, what force did each car apply to the other?

Remember to show your work clearly with

Diagram or picture Correct equation(s) Clear algebra in symbols Correct substitution Correct calculated result Correct units Correct sig. figs.

Thank you!

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Amusement Park Project Preliminary Experiment


Goals • To become proficient using the accelerometer and analyzing acceleration data. • To learn what data might look like for your chosen type of motion. • To undertake the type of analysis you will perform with your data from the

amusement park.

Procedure 1. Pick a type of motion that occurs on the ride you plan to investigate at the amusement

park. These include, but are not limited to: free fall (drop ride, roller coaster), horizontal circular motion (swings, merry-go-around, etc.), vertical circular motion (roller coaster, Ferris wheel, pirate ship, etc.), conservation of energy (roller coaster or practically any ride), and momentum (bumper cars).

2. Decide on a way you can imitate this motion in daily life. For example, if you are interested in free fall, you may want to try jumping off of something. Make sure the action you choose is safe. Before proceeding, check with your teacher to confirm the experiment. For some ideas for experiments, see http://www.vernier.com/innovate/fun-with-a-wireless-dynamics-sensor-system/.

3. Borrow an accelerometer and its manual from your teacher and experiment with it. For information about the accelerometer sensor, how it works, and what the data look like, see http://www.vernier.com/products/sensors/wdss/ or the manual. Your goal is to be able to answer the questions on the following page and have a clear understanding of how to use the Wireless Dynamics Sensor System (WDSS). Complete the Accelerometer Basics (below) before you do your preliminary experiments.

4. Conduct your preliminary experiment with the WDSS. Transfer the data to a laptop or to one of the computers in the physics room. Save the data on your school desktop.

5. Once you have acquired quality data that meets your expectations, analyze your data and try to obtain as much QUANTITATIVE information as possible. For example, if you are jumping off of something, you could calculate your jumping force or your landing force. If you are analyzing circular motion, you could find the centripetal acceleration and force. If you are not sure how to analyze your data, your teacher can suggest possible directions to proceed. Think about what you want to learn about your amusement park ride(s) and incorporate this in your analysis.

6. Make several conclusions about your experiment using your data for support.

To write up your preliminary experiment • Print your data including Logger Pro analysis, such as integration, slope, etc. • Write up any calculations, showing work clearly, with units and explanation. • Summarize final results in a table. • Write a paragraph (or more) summarizing your conclusions. • Include this preliminary experiment write up in your paper and attach it to your

next progress report.

Accelerometer Basics


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1. How do the accelerometers in the WDSS work?

How does the altimeter work? What change in altitude can it measure accurately?

2. If you are wearing the WDSS in a data vest and riding on

the roller coaster shown, in what directions are the x, y, and z axes of the accelerometers pointing?

3. Draw a free body diagram of the forces on the roller coaster rider, on the dot below the picture. Assume that the car is moving due to gravity alone, without friction, with no side-to-side motion. In what direction of the WDSS coordinate system is the net force on the rider?

4. Sketch the x, y, and z acceleration and altitude vs. time graphs you would expect to measure if you were riding on the roller coaster hill shown.

5. What is the reading in the x-direction, when you are standing still, wearing the data vest and WDSS?

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Amusement Park Project Progress Report #1 Please complete on Schoology, not on paper. Thank you.

Progress Report #1 is due Friday 4/28 13

Name(s): Class: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Have you done library or on-line research and started a bibliography? Y N

# of references: Have you decided on which rides you will analyze or what type of motion? Y N Have you further defined question(s) to ask about amusement park rides? Y N Summarize your question(s) including any changes or expansion since your proposal: Have you designed a preliminary experiment with the accelerometer? Y N Have you practiced using the accelerometer? Y N Have you completed your preliminary experiment? Y N Have you interpreted data from your preliminary experiment? Y N Have you met with any difficulties? Y N Have you solved these difficulties? Y N Explain: Have you started your preliminary problem set? Y N

# problems completed: Have you worked on the Ride Simulations? Y N Started Finished Write a paragraph or two summarizing your work on the project, so far. Include an overview of any measured results you have obtained. Type this information below. Please write a list of the things you need to do to complete your project.

Amusement Park Project Progress Report #1 Please complete on Schoology, not on paper. Thank you.

Progress Report #1 is due Friday 4/28 14

Grading Rubric Grading Scale Research Book, online research, started bibliography

1 Yes, with more than one reference.

0.5 Started, one reference

0 No Research

Experimental Design Clear plans for experiments, simulations begun, design of catapult or other device underway.

1 Yes, great progress!

0.5 Some progress

0 No design progress

Experimental Materials Gathered building materials, borrowed equipment from Physics Room


0.5 Some progress

0 No progress with materials or equipment

Other Progress Problem set for amusement park, building for catapult or trebuchet, experimenting for independent projects.


0.5 Some progress

0 No progress in other areas

Planning Clear and comprehensive list of what needs to be done to complete the project.

1 Yes, very clear and complete.

0.5 Clear but not complete

0 Missing

Total pts: 5

Independent Progress Report #2 Please complete on Schoology, not on paper. Thank you.


Name(s): Class: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Have you done library or on-line research and started a bibliography? Y N

# of references: Have you decided on which rides you will analyze or what type of motion? Y N Have you designed a preliminary experiment with the accelerometer? Y N Have you completed your preliminary experiment? Y N Have you analyzed your data from your preliminary experiment? Y N Have you started your preliminary problem set? Y N

# problems completed: Have you worked on the Ride Simulations? Y N Started Finished Have you outlined the measurements you plan to make at the park? Y N Have you predicted the acceleration vs. time graph for your experiments? Y N Please include this in your typed paragraph(s). Have you met with any difficulties? Y N Have you solved these difficulties? Y N Explain: Write a paragraph or two summarizing your work on the project, so far. Include an overview of any measured results you have obtained. Type this information below. Please write a list of the things you need to do to complete your project.


Criteria Grading Scale Research Book, online research, started bibliography

2 Yes, with more than one reference.

1 Started, one reference

0 No Research

Experimental Design Clear plans for experiments, simulations begun, design of catapult or other device underway.


1 Some progress

0 No design progress

Experimental Materials Gathered building materials, borrowed equipment from Physics Room


1 Some progress

0 No progress with materials or equipment

Other Progress Problem set for amusement park, building for catapult or trebuchet, experimenting for independent projects.


1 Some progress

0 No progress in other areas

Planning Clear and comprehensive list of what needs to be done to complete the project.

2 Yes, very clear and complete.

1 Clear but not complete

0 Missing

Total pts: 10

Amusement Park Project Before Park Preparation

Complete these pages before you have a conference with your teacher. 17 Bring this to the amusement park, to help you complete and evaluate your experiments.

Your Question(s): ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Experiments you plan to complete to answer your question(s):

1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Ride Name Type of

motion Time of ride

Any key dimensions or measurements

Sketch of rider showing x, y, z directions of WDSS

Before Park Preparation

Complete these pages before you have a conference with your teacher. 18 Bring this to the amusement park, to help you complete and evaluate your experiments.

For each ride, predict how the x, y, and z accelerations and altitude will vary with time. Sketch graphs for each and label clearly. Ride Name:

Ride Name:

Ride Name:

Amusement Park Physics Trip Details


Where: FuntownUSA http://www.funtownsplashtownusa.com/

When: Thursday, May 18

Cost: money for food & drink.

Transportation: Teacher and/or parent cars

Bring: DON’T Bring: Cell phone or camera Your laptop Water More money than you would want to lose Snacks and/or lunch Valuables Money for meals and snacks Hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, sweatshirt This packet, writing instrument, flash drive

Initial Accelerometer Set Up • Turn on WDSS • Start Logger Pro on laptop • In menu: Experiment, Connect Interface, Wireless, Scan for Wireless Devices • In dialog box: Select WDSS by name and number Check for: 2 green LEDs on WDSS, live sensor read out in Logger Pro Problems: Rescan, relocate WDSS. Is laptop Bluetooth on? Is WDSS battery OK?

To Prepare for Remote Experiments with WDSS • In menu: Experiment, Set Up Sensors, WDSS by name • In dialog box: Check 3 accelerometers and altimeter, uncheck force • In menu: Experiment, Data Collection • In dialog box: time based, set total time, sampling rate • In menu: Experiment, Remote, Set Up, WDSS by name • In dialog box: confirm experimental settings, click OK • WDSS should now disconnect from Logger Pro, Bluetooth LED should be red • WDSS is now ready. Use Remote Data Start/Stop button on WDSS to record data.

To Upload Remote Experiment Data from WDSS • In menu: Experiment, Connect Interface, Wireless, Name of WDSS OR • In menu: Experiment, Remote, Retrieve Wireless, Name of WDSS • In dialog box: Select runs to retrieve, put each is separate Logger Pro files,

each clearly named for ride and students. • Save to student flash drive and teacher laptop, delete from WDSS.


Amusement Park Final Paper Rubric

Introduction o Describes problem, questions, and/or goals of project. o Reviews physics background of the rides learned in physics course. o Explains new physics concepts needed to understand rides analyzed. o Includes figures, diagrams, or examples as needed for clear explanation.

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Materials and Methods o Details of the experimental design are described for preliminary and park

experiments. o All materials listed. Equipment named correctly. o Diagrams (with dimensions) and/or figures of preliminary experiment and rides make

experiments clear. o Procedure described fully, including safety precautions.

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Data and Results o Data and results for preliminary and final experiments fully presented in

o Clearly-labeled graphs. o Well-organized tables.

o Clear and complete sample calculations included. o All data, results, and calculations described in clear text. o Final results summarized clearly, in text and table if needed.

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Conclusion o What do results mean? o How well were questions answered, problems solved, or goals met? o Sources of error described and discussed, including

o Type of error. o Random or systematic. o Calculated or estimated the magnitude of error using percent error or other

method. o How did results compare to expected results or theoretical values? How could

experiment be improved? o Reported any new or unexpected conclusions or discoveries. o Summarized physics concepts learned and illustrated.

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Citations and Bibliography o At least 5 sources, cited parenthetically in paper, including Amusement Park

Handbook o Clear and complete citations in APA or MLA format. o Parenthetical citations in text of paper. o All images, figures, and photos credited.

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Format o Typed in Google Doc and turned in with Google Classroom. o Spell Checked. No grammatical errors. o Well organized, readable.

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Understanding of Physics Communicates solid understanding of physics concepts without vagaries, misconceptions, or mistakes.

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TOTAL Points for Paper

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Amusement Park Presentation Grading

Introduction o Problem defined, questions posed, goals of project outlined. o Review physics background of project learned in class. o Explains new physics concepts to the audience.

5

Materials and Methods o Details of equipment and experimental design are described and illustrated for

preliminary experiment and amusement park experiments. o Diagrams and images make preliminary experiment and amusement park rides

clear. o Includes description of WDSS and how it works. o Description of decision-making process, including

o alternatives considered. o research methods. o reasons for any modification.

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Data and Results o Presents and explains acceleration vs. time graphs, and altitude vs. time graphs for

preliminary and final experiments. o Describes and explains analysis done with Logger Pro and/or calculations for

preliminary and park experimental data. o Summarizes results in a table, if needed.

5

Conclusion o To what extent were your original questions answered, problems solved, or goals

met? o How did your results compare to what you expected? Report new or unexpected

conclusions. o How could experiment be improved for better results? What would you do with more

time? o What factors contribute to the excitement of the ride(s)? o Sources of error described and discussed, including

o type of error and whether random or systematic. o calculate or estimate magnitude of error using percent error, if possible.

o Summarizes physics concepts learned or illustrated in project.

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Visual Aids o Clear. o Engaging. o Beneficial to audience attention and understanding.

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Answers to Audience Questions o Clear, thoughtful, accurate, and complete. o Shows good understanding and knowledge of project topic.

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Overall Clarity o Organized. o Smoothly presented. o Clearly communicated.

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TOTAL Points

25


Amusement Park Project

Final Overall Grade

Class Presentation (25% of total)

25

Final Paper (50% of total)

50

Performance Points (25% of total)

Both partners completed problems set clearly and well

10

Completed preliminary experiment and wrote results in paper

5

Analyzed 2 rides, used 2 physics concepts, or performed complex analysis on a single ride

5

Analyzed >2 rides or physics concepts with excellent understanding and communication of physics concepts and calculations.

5

Bonus for working without a partner

+5

Deductions

Attendance (-5 per unexcused absence)

Lateness (-5 per day late for paper)

Materials left at school (-5 to -10)

TOTAL

100

Note that it is possible to earn more than 100 points,

but final grades are out of 100.

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