Rollercoaster project

Through team building and real-life application, St. Mark's middle school science teacher Galen Bruno challenged eighth grade students to design and build model roller coasters.

Here’s a fun homemade toy that you can put together from stuff around the house – a spiral marble track! Drop marbles at the top and watch them spin around the spiral track of paper plates until they get to the bottom. It’s very relaxing to watch. It’s no secret that we love marble runs […]

I’ve loved roller coasters for as long as I can remember. One of my first experiences was on a rickety, old wooden roller coaster at a now-defunct amusement park called Joyland. I loved it…and have ridden many bigger (and scarier) coasters since that day. My daughters are not quite as excited about roller coasters as ... Read More about Roller Coaster Paper Plate & Toilet Paper Roll Project

This post is in partnership with Paramount Pictures.

Registration has begun for our second Science is Everywhere program! This month we'll be doing Paper Roller Coasters! Can you build a roller coaster for a marble using only paper? Will it hold? There's only one way to find out! Come give it a try on Thursday, January 17th at 3:30 p.m.! Kids in grades 3-5 can participate in this program where they'll work together to design a roller coaster using only paper and tape! They'll be learning about physics and engineering, while also having an…

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Roller coaster made out of paper plates and paper towel rolls. Get creative!

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