Marble Run Worksheet

Teams of 3 or 4 participants design and build a marble run that keeps a marble rolling for the longest time.

Marble run worksheet.

In this tutorial your students or you will start with 4 bases 4 middle pieces and 4 tops for the marble run. Mix and match pieces. Show the class an example of a marble run and go over the worksheet together. Let s explore how the gravitational energy of a marble changes to kinetic energy as it travels down a cardboard track.

Energy is everywhere and it changes from one form to another. Then you will learn. Science force of gravity compare how things move on different surfaces technology design purposeful functional appealing products based on design criteria engineering design make test evaluate and improve a product maths compare duration of events. Each team gets 10 paper tubes 2 cereal boxes 5 cups 1 pair of scissors 1 roll of tape and at least 1 marble.

Marble run worksheets for each group. Marble run forces design and technology stem design technology marbles how does this resource excite and engage children s learning. Use these activity sheets to support the design process of creating a marble run. You can pick and choose which ones you would like to print.

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