Determining the Initial Height of a Roller Coaster
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Jeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, explains how initial height of a roller coaster ride is determined to create the energy necessary to complete the ride.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Engineering-24**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- View the video as part of a STEM unit where students create their own roller coaster. How might this video help them determine the height of the initial hill/drop in their roller coaster?
- View the video and have students identify STEM principles and processes that would be part of determining the initial height of a roller coaster.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
