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    This document provides instructions for building a straw roller coaster that uses a ping pong ball. The materials needed are drinking straws, hot glue, cardboard or cardboard box, scissors, a hot glue gun, glue sticks, and an optional bowl. Students are challenged to design a coaster that safely guides the ball from the starting point to the end using straws connected with hot glue. Reflection questions prompt students to consider the order of steps, sources of confusion, and ways to improve their design.

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    This document provides instructions for building a straw roller coaster that uses a ping pong ball. The materials needed are drinking straws, hot glue, cardboard or cardboard box, scissors, a hot glue gun, glue sticks, and an optional bowl. Students are challenged to design a coaster that safely guides the ball from the starting point to the end using straws connected with hot glue. Reflection questions prompt students to consider the order of steps, sources of confusion, and ways to improve their design.

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    This document provides instructions for building a straw roller coaster that uses a ping pong ball. The materials needed are drinking straws, hot glue, cardboard or cardboard box, scissors, a hot glue gun, glue sticks, and an optional bowl. Students are challenged to design a coaster that safely guides the ball from the starting point to the end using straws connected with hot glue. Reflection questions prompt students to consider the order of steps, sources of confusion, and ways to improve their design.

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    STEM: Straw Roller Coaster

    Introduction
    Roller Coaster Challenge is a mind-
    bending three-dimensional
    playground for engineers. Your goal
    is to create a functioning roller
    coaster that can get the car to
    safely glide to the end of the track.

    Your Challenge!
    Build a Straw Roller Coaster for a ping
    pong ball to roll down! Drinking
    straws and hot glue, and that’s it. Use
    a low temp gun and kids can make
    this themselves.

    What you'll need:


    • To build this straw roller coaster you
    will need:
    • A cardboard box or a piece of
    cardboard for the base
    • Straws – solid color ones are fun!
    Things to think about • Scissors
    • A hot glue gun and glue sticks
    • A ping pong ball
    • How high are you going to start your
    • A bowl to catch the ball at the bottom
    roller coaster? (optional)
    • How are you going to make sure that
    your ball doesn’t move that fast it falls Reflection Questions
    off?
    • How are you going to make your ball go What should I do first?
    round corners?
    • Is it better to have your ball moving fast Is something confusing me?
    or slow?
    Where can I look for help?
    • How are you going to connect your
    straws together How can I do it better?

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