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- California's
Great America home page!
http://www.cagreatamerica.com/
- St.
Louis
Physics Day
The St. Louis Area Physics Teachers go all out to
support Physics Day at Six Flags. This page contains a
great deal of information that may also be keyed to
similar rides at California's Great America.
http://www.slapt.org/resources/sixflags/index.html
- An
interactive page where you can learn about forces
on a roller coaster and construct your own virtual
coaster
https://www.learner.org/series/interactive-amusement-park-physics/
- Energy
on a roller coaster
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/energy/ce.cfm
And check out the whole physics
classroom website from Glenwood South HS:
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
- How
to
make roller coasters work
An interesting take on the physics of roller
coasters. Interactive with ability to vary simple
roller coaster parameters and see the results.
http://www.fearofphysics.com/Roller/roller.html
- An
experiment
that could be done with more URL's and other
information that can be obtained before going to
the park
http://cbakkennet.ipage.com/physlab/plab99/labs/nmorley/rollercoaster.htm
- The web page for
the National Amusement Park Historical Association
Several good links off of this page, too.
http://www.napha.org
- A
web page on the science behind bumper cars.
Several links on this page that may be of
use and interest for people wanting to know more about
bumper cars. Thanks to a troop of Girl Scouts for
passing this link along to the webmaster.
https://www.titlemax.com/articles/physics-of-bumper-cars/
- Roller Coaster
DataBase
The RCDB is a comprehensive, searchable database
with information and statistics on over 1700 roller
coasters throughout the world.
http://www.rcdb.com/
- The
Ultimate
Roller Coaster Site
A site devoted to all sorts of information about
roller coasters. Check out the section on roller
coaster history and the section on roller coaster
records.
http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/
- Big
Links Page from AmusementAdvantage.com.
http://www.amusementadvantage.com/amusement_links.htm#Roller
- Highs
& Lows: History of Roller Coasters
A page with a visual history of roller coasters.
Nice place to start a preview of the subject.
Suggested by Jaclyn, a student in upstate New York.
http://www.areavibes.com/library/roller-coaster-history/
- Coaster
Gallery
A site with pictures of roller coasters from many
parks, including California's Great America.
http://www.coastergallery.com/
- Coaster
Grotto
Coaster Grotto provides an extensive reference for the
amusement park industry including a roller coaster
database, over 3000 original photographs, and 100
detailed theme park reviews, and over 36,000 ratings
of roller coasters.
http://www.coastergrotto.com
- American
Coaster Enthusiasts
ACE is an organization of amusement park junkies.
They love to ride. Bigger and faster are better! But
they are also interested in preserving the best of
amusement park rides from the past, too.
http://www.ACEonline.org
Videotapes and DVD's
- Robb
Alvey's
Roller Coaster Videos
You can preview some of his work, download previews
of several videos, then order online. Cost is very
reasonable!
http://www.themeparkreview.com/store/
Roller coaster products
- Enter "Roller Coaster" in any search engine
Follow up links going to online shopping sites.
Products available include toy models from companies
like K'NEX, video simulation games like Sim Theme
Park, and board games like Roller Coaster Tycoon. One
search engine gave 536,000 hits!
- A Crash Course in Forces and
Motion with Max Axiom, Super Scientist
by Emily Sohn. This 32-page comic book explains much
of roller coaster physics in an entertaining way.
Available from many sources for around $8. A portion
is available online at this address:
http://books.google.com/books?id=QOM6ZCaeNEEC&dq=A+Crash+Course+in+Forces+and+Motion+with+Max+Axiom,+Super+Scientist&source=gbs_navlinks_s
- NoLimits
Roller
Coaster Simulator
A computer simulation of roller coasters for PC or
Mac with a free trial version that can be downloaded
from the Internet.
http://www.nolimitscoaster.com/
- K'NEX
Roller
Coaster Kits
K'NEX makes several roller coaster kits, and also kits
which are designed to be used in science classrooms.
http://www.knex.com/products/toy-roller-coasters/
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