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Physics Day 2014 When - Friday April 25, 2014 Leave school 7:45-8:00 Return to school 6:00-6:30
 * [|Great Adventure Park Policies]**

=//the// "Amusement Park Physics Project"=

Please select a project to work on from the list below. While you may work with a group on this project, each student will need to complete and submit a report.


 * Choose one of the following:**


 * 1 The Industrial Spy** - You have been hired by a rival amusement park to verify the claims Great Adventure makes about one of their rides. You can pick any of the rides at the park. Is Kingda Ka really as tall as they say it is? Does Batman the ride really reach a maximum speed of 50 mph? Is the funnel cake "the best you've ever had"? [|Great Adventure's Official Ride Information]

Please Note: The ride/attraction/game you have selected may not be open on Physics Day. Please have a back-up plan ready so you can complete the Physics Day project.


 * 2 The Games Inspector** - Is it really possible to win that enormous prize stuffed animal? State law says that players must have a legitimate chance of winning. Choose a game to inspect and determine: (a) Is it physically possible to win the game? (b) What is the winning strategy? (c) What is it about the physics of the game that makes it difficult to win? News article on carnival games - Techeblog videos on unfair carnival games


 * 3 The Ride Enthusiast**- Answer questions about the rides: [[file:NewQuestions.pdf]]

[|History of Great Adventure and its rides] [|The Roller Coaster Database] [|Great Adventure Website] [|Roller Coaster Challenge] [|National Geographic - Kingda KA video]
 * Other Links**

Project timeline

4-25-2014 || Those students going on the trip collect data, make any necessary changes to your methods ||
 * Time || Activity ||
 * Prior to the trip || Identify what question you are investigating, design a method, identify data to be collected at the park ||
 * On Physics Day
 * After the trip || Analyze the data and draw conclusions, Prepare final report ||

Each student will be responsible for submitting a report. While the specific components of each report will vary from project to project, each report should describe in some way

1. the problem/question/issue you are investigating.

2. the method you employed to investigate the problem/question/issue

3. the data you collected (measurements, pictures, videos, diagrams,etc.)

4. your conclusions, based on the data, about the problem/question/issue you are investigating.

Alternate Assignment - If your group thinks that it would be more appropriate to demonstrate the findings of your project in some other format that a report, please share those ideas with your teacher for discussion and consideration.