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Silver award: build a model pirate ship ride
In this project students research theme park rides and design and build a model of the pirate ship ride, concentrating on how to support the swinging parts. Another vital component is the support that holds the gondola and the counterweight. The gondola is the component that ‘holds’ the people. People can be modelled using metal weights.
Students can also think about:
- How they will control the amount of swing
- what factors they are going to measure in order to investigate how the ride moves.
- how to measure swing time and speed of swing
- As the pirate ship swing’s back and forth it will lose energy, mostly through friction with the bearing and air resistance. How does the amplitude of the swing vary with time?
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