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Roller Coaster Summative Research Paper

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On Jan. 11 the grade 11 physics class hosted a fair to present their roller coaster summative. A summative is a test for students to put forth all prior knowledge and what they 've learned in the class. This summative required students to construct the most realistic roller coaster imaginable out of plastic and cardboard, it also required at least one loop. With the summative being handed out during the second week of school it gave student an abundance of time to design and build. For example, the average time to create a roller coaster clocked in at approximately 44 hours. With the roller coaster fair going on, the Auto Shop class had a blacksmith visit their class. The blacksmith taught the how to create J-hooks, a feature used on coat

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