Friday, May 25, 2012

Either a bonus opportunity or an alternative to the Roller Coaster Gizmo



As an alternative assignment for the Roller Coaster Gizmo you may go to this site and make a roller coaster that is better than my roller coaster.
http://www.jason.org/public/digital_labs/roller_coaster/coaster.html

Here are the results for the  Mysterious Teal Squid whose newspaper headline is "Coaster a snooze fest".

Track Difficulty - Medium
Track Score - 825
Stop Distance - 32m
Coaster Score - 237

Final Score 1062

If you want to earn some bonus points in Technology then do both the Gizmo and build a roller coaster that beats my score. You will be awarded bonus points on your Roller Coaster Gizmo.

Are you missing a GIZMO?  This is a great way to raise your Technology Grade - just do both the Roller Coaster Gizmo and then build a roller coaster that beats mine.

Here's how to prove your success: PRINT out the results for your Roller Coaster and bring it to class on the day the Gizmo is due.

A few words of advice: Do the tutorial.
If at first you don't succeed, listen to what the guide says and follow the suggestions changing one factor (variable) at a time to improve the performance of the roller coaster.



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