Marble Roller Coaster Project Foam Pipe Insulation

Build a marble roller coaster from foam pipe insulation in this fun stem activity.

Marble roller coaster project foam pipe insulation.

Two 6 foot sections of foam pipe insulation marble scissors masking tape tape measure or ruler yard stick desk or shelf for roller coaster s starting position introduction. Foam pipe insulation 1 5 inches in diameter at least 6 feet in length or more if. Try this project to find out. And thus the pipe insulation roller coaster project was born.

In groups of three students were given 24 feet of pipe insulation 4 pieces a roll of duct tape2 and access to a large pile of cardboard boxes3. Ben finio phd science buddies. You ll build a roller coaster track for marbles using foam pipe insulation and masking tape and see how much of an initial drop is required to get the marble to loop the loop. In this construction project you will use foam pipe insulation to make a roller coaster content retrieval.

Abstract this is a really fun project even if you don t like going on roller coasters yourself. Jump to main content science buddies home. Tape the free end of the pipe insulation to a table or chair forming a large hill leading down to the. As i started to think through the project more and more i realized we could go way bigger.