Amusement Park Math

21 Pages·2016·1.32 MB·English

by  Janet Caldwell

Amusement Park Math
Grades 6-8
Dr. Janet H. Caldwell, Rowan University
[email protected]
Roller Coasters
Fury 325 at Carowinds
32 passengers
325 feet high
1.25 miles long
Duration 3.25 minutes
Top speed 95 mph
Height requirement 54 inches
Coaster Problems
You go to a height of 150 feet , Ride Drop (ft) • Plot each drop on
pause, then plunge 128 feet, a number line.
Desperado -225
reaching a speed of 60 mph. • Estimate a point
DropZ -137
that represents
You spin through a 104-foot vertical Sforce -205 the mean of
loop, two 45-degree loops, a 60- these drops.
Monster -114
foot loop underground, and a
Mantis -137
corkscrew.
Use integers to describe your
height during the ride.
More Coaster Problems
Use words and a graph.
Using just your graph:
•Where is the coaster going fast?
•Where is it going slowly?
•Faster at B or D? D or F? C or E?
Roller Coasters Build Your Own Online
http://discoverykids.com/games/bu
ild-a-coaster/
http://www.learner.org/interactives
/parkphysics/coaster/
Build Your Own Model
Knex
Lego
Pitsco …
At the Arcade
Ann, Beth, Carol, and Dave were playing Skeeball at the arcade. They agreed to pool
their tickets and split them equally.
Ann has 17 single tickets and eight 25-point tickets.
Beth has 9 single tickets and seven 25-point tickets.
Carol has 11 single tickets and twelve 25-point tickets.
Dave has 3 single tickets and fifteen 25-point tickets.
How many tickets will each person get?
Carousel
A carousel has an inner and outer ring, each going in opposite directions.
A horse on the inner ring makes a complete circle in 40 seconds.
A horse on the outer ring makes a complete circle in 60 seconds.
How often do the horses meet?
Two Ring Carousel – At the Park
Count the number of horses in the inner ring and in the outer ring.
Measure the space between the horses in each ring.
Find out how long it takes for a horse in each ring to go around the circle.
Which horses look like they are moving faster? Why?
What’s the Wait?
The Dumbo ride seats 32 people at one time and lasts for 2 minutes 20 seconds.
It takes 4 minutes to unload and load the ride.
You are 50 feet back in the line with your little sister.
How long must you wait to ride?
Ferris Wheel
Sketchpad
Karen rode a ferris wheel that
turned forward during the first half
of the ride and then turned
backward the second half. Her
sister made a video and then they
ran the video forward and
backward.
Which way did the wheel move if
the ride was going backward and
the video was running backward?