https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj 6th hour cream en-us 2017-01-22 20:03:55 UTC 2026-01-30 22:56:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Send.png jboyle10 https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148591187 Please go through the coaster creator a few times.  Try different changes...for example mass, design, number of loops.  Watch the energy bar carefully and look carefully for what you notice  about the transformations...for example , when PE is greater, this is what is happening with the coaster.  Then, read one other comment and post on that something that contributes meaningfully to our discussion on energy transformations. ]]> 2017-01-22 20:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148591187 https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148832198 When the kinetic energy is greatest it gains the most speed. The first hill gives your coaster the initial energy it needs to make it through.  After the first drop add one or two hills to perform a more successful ending. Once you come towards the end you will most likely crash because the energy is giving the coaster all of the speed. Thus meaning once it ends add a up hill to slow down the coaster.]]> 2017-01-23 19:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148832198 https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148832418 To have your coaster make it to the end, it is important to make the hill at the beginning big so it has enough energy. I tried to make my hill small at first and it didn't even get close to making it the end. I made my hill as tall as it could be and it had lots of energy and sometimes even went to far and crashed. Another strategy could be to add a small hill at the end of coaster so it looses energy and won't crash. I add about two small hills at the end of my coaster and it stopped perfectly at the intended location. Lastly, one thing you could do is is to add some loops in the middle. This allows your coaster to lose energy but also gain some back on the way down. At first I had no loops and my coaster did not have enough time to slow down before the end but once I added about two of them, the energy decreased a lot faster and it was able to stop. I assume there are many more ways to build a coaster, but these are the ones that I used.]]> 2017-01-23 19:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148832418 https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148833280 If you have the smallest amount of carts with the tallest point it will have less amount of kinetic energy, but more of potential energy in that area. For the lowest point of the roller coaster ]]> 2017-01-23 19:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148833280 https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148833555 First thing you need to do in making a successful coaster, is making sure your highest potential energy is the first hill. If you have a hill in the middle of your ride that is taller than the first, you will get stuck. Your kinetic energy plays a big part in having a successful ride. You need to have enough kinetic energy to get to the end or else you will get stuck. Adding loops will help your kinetic energy get higher. Therefore, you need to have an almost perfect amount of potential and kinetic energy in order to have success. ]]> 2017-01-23 19:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148833555 https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148840193 A successful roller coaster requires a large hill at the beginning to provide the coaster with enough potential energy that can be transferred into kinetic energy. Including a medium sized loop in the roller coaster design for some of the kinetic energy to be transferred into potential energy. Involving a loop allows for the coaster to begin to slow down, gaining control instead of speeding towards the end of the tracks. Adding an upwards hill that levels off at the end of the coaster uses a great amount of potential energy. So when it comes time for the coaster to stop, it has more potential energy than kinetic energy, allowing for it to stop.]]> 2017-01-23 19:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148840193 https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148841229 2017-01-23 19:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/148841229 https://padlet.com/jboyle10/5grfatloefpj/wish/156523026 no one

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