Riveting Rollercoasters

Literary Connections:

Roller Coaster Engineers

Teacher Development:

Simulation on Building Rollercoasters

Standards Notification- This particular challenge is listed in the Engineering Design section of the book. The Middle School NGSS engineering standards listed in the Standards section for the challenge are correct. However, there is an error in the Science category. The standard listed under Science in the book is incorrect. The standards MS PS3-2  and MSPS2-2 are both appropriate for the challenge.

Student Development:

How Rollercoasters are Built