Cool Facts About Roller Coasters
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Summary
Roller coasters use hills, loops, and gravity to give riders the feeling of speed and weightlessness. A short Nat Geo Kids clip (1:55) you can drop straight into a lesson.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Roller coasters use hills, loops, and gravity to give riders the feeling of speed and weightlessness.
- In your own words, what was this clip mostly about?
- What did you learn about gravity that you didn't know before?
- What's one question this makes you want to investigate further?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: gravity, speed, motion.
Try it: Tell a partner what "Cool Facts About Roller Coasters" was about using these three words, then write down one new thing you learned and one thing you still wonder.