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Structural Engineering and Roller Coasters

Defined STEM - Structural Engineering and Roller Coasters

Objective :
Students will explore the structural engineering of a roller coaster.
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Video : Roller Coasters
The heart-pumping exhilaration keeps us coming back time and time again, but it’s the laws of the physics and a great deal of math that keep these thrill rides soaring through the air day after day.
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