Marble Roller Coaster With Paper Plates

The magazine says to cut the rims off some paper plates.

Marble roller coaster with paper plates.

In addition to the paper plates students may also use cardboard tubes or index cards. Draw your design on paper. Figure out how many supports and pieces of track you will need. Make sure your marble starts at the top of a hill.

People also love these ideas. Build marble roller coasters from paper in this fun activity. Using a piece of corrugated cardboard as a base assemble your track according to your plan. They used rims cut from paper plates to make the track.

How much fun is this. The little pom pom balls make this snail one you ll want to pet. Paper plate stem roller coaster. Mar 19 2015 explore olivia mac s board paper roller coaster on pinterest.

What a genius idea. Paper plates some blocks and a little tape are all you need to create imaginative marble roller coasters of infinite designs. Marble run using paper plates. You can find written instructions for the project on the science buddies website.

Before you start building plan out a design for your roller coaster. I found one that was a video of a student testing a paper plate coaster and we watched it so the kids would understand what we were building. This challenge is way more challenging than it looks. Make a cute snail.

When the kids finally get theirs working there is so much pride involved. Marble or small rubber ball. Saved by kara hunkele. When i saw the marble coaster idea in the sept.

I thought the little kids would need that visual. Use a marble to test out the roller coaster. For example your child might cut out the center and use the edges to make various loops and tracks. 2012 family fun magazine i knew we had to try it.

Stem projects projects for kids diy for kids craft projects crafts for kids 5 year old crafts stem activities toddler activities paper roller coaster. Then i did show them how to cut off the edges of the paper plates. 1 brainstorm ideas for how to cut and utilize paper plates to make the roller coaster. Use paper plates and a mailing tube to make a spiral marble run.

Then create a track design by using paper towel rolls as supports. Frugal fun for boys and girls. We watched a 30 second youtube video before making these.