Paper Plate Marble Roller Coaster

For best results purchase paper plates with prominent lips around the outer edges that are not too thick for students to cut.

Paper plate marble roller coaster. You can find written instructions for the project on the science buddies website. Build marble roller coasters from paper in this fun activity. Marble or small rubber ball 1 brainstorm ideas for how to cut and utilize paper plates to make the roller coaster. How to make stairs for a paper roller coaster duration.

It s also cheap to make and the curved plate track pieces lend themselves to really exciting layouts. Aidan says he likes them all equally well. The paper plate marble run is less work for mom or dad than the paper towel roll option. Amazing diy paper plate marble run.

Explore more 488 views. For example your child might cut out the center and use the edges to make various loops and tracks. Styrofoam plates do not work well because they will break when bent students will cut off the outer lips of the plates and crease them along the middle to make tracks for the marbles. Using a piece of corrugated cardboard as a base assemble your track according to your plan.

Ball racer learn about friction using a toilet paper roll a tomato and a race with a twist. So there you have it. Draw your design on paper. Download a few free lessons to see how paper roller coaster templates can be used in the classroom.

Paper roller coasters 17 180 views. Make sure your marble starts at the top of a hill. Figure out how many supports and pieces of track you will need.