Sponsors:
Cambridge 1999-2000
Twirl a WorldPowerpoint Presentation | Meet the team
Their First Plans
- Spin Art - too messy
- Mini amusement park - too much work
- Two rides - too little time
- Combined futuristic ride - too dangerous
- Two piece ride - not enough time
Problems They Faced
- Flower was tilted
- Flower wouldn't come down
- Gears take too much time
- Lazy Susan
- Weights
Their process of designing the exhibit
- Brainstormed
- Picked best materials
- Went shopping
- Tried the initial design out
- Changed the design
- Tried new designs
"Final goal: to make our project as good as it can be and we met it!" quote from the team
Related Links
Amusement Park and Playground Physics
[http://www.asme.org/education/precollege/
ideas/pdf/amuspark.PDF]Forces of Motion
[http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/academy/
6thgrade/motion/6rcww.htm]Orbital Forces
[http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/
class_acts/Orbits.html]