Task A

Materials: paper
Using the following terms, make a KWL chart with a partner:

Speed
Momentum
Velocity
Traction
Friction
Gravity
Centripetal force

Task B
Materials: paperrollercoasters.com templates, marbles, tape, scissors
Design and build a roller coaster using parts from the paper roller coaster website.
Each piece has a cost, and there are requirements for all roller coasters to meet. Using the
limitations, design a roller coaster and create an estimated total cost to create your roller
coaster.

Task C
Materials: none
Speed = distance/ time
Calculate the following speeds:
A: the marble traveled 24 inches in 13 seconds. The marbles speed was:____________
B: the marble traveled 105 inces in 22 seconds. The marbles speed was:____________
C: the marble traveled 200 inces in 40 seconds. The marbles speed was:____________

Task D
Materials: finished paper roller coaster, marble, stopwatch
Record the time for all 5 trials. Average the time for all 5 trials to get the time it takes from start
to finish.

Task E
Materials: Finished coaster, marble, stop watch, ruler or measuring tool

Task Demands
Task A
Doing Mathematical tasks.
There is no pathway suggested by the task. The task is focusing on looking for prior and
background knowledge.
Task B
Procedure with connections task.
Task focuses attention on the procedure for finding cost value, but in a meaningful real-world
context.
Task C
Procedure without connections task.
The task requires the use of well-established procedure for finding the speed of an object.
Task D
Procedure without connections task
The task requires the use of well-established procedure for finding the speed of an object.
Task E
Procedure with connections task
The task provides a procedure for taking the speed calculation and creating multiple trials to find
an average overall speed.