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6th Grade Roller Coaster Web Quest
Sample Roller Coaster Slide Show by Jessica T. Introduction:
You are a member of the Thrill Riders Club, which spends each summer traveling
to different amusement parks to ride the most thrilling roller coasters.
Your group has been charged with finding the three most thrilling rides.
Task:
Using internet resources, you will study the roller coasters at ten major US
amusement parks. Based on this data, you will recommend the three most
thrilling rides.
Resources: Roller
Coaster Database: http://rcdb.com/ Roller
Coasters and Other Insanities: http://www.coasters.net/cgi-bin/coasters.pl Coasterville:
http://coasterville.com/frames.htm
Ultimate
Roller Coaster: http://ultimaterollercoaster.com Process:
1.
Choose
0, 1, or 2 friends to work with.
No more than 3 to a group. 2.
Use
the sites above that describe the roller coasters at major amusement parks.
3.
Select
8 - 10 rides to study.
4.
Obtain
data for at least 5 variables related to the coasters such as height, age,
length, overall thrill, and speed for each.
5.
Present
data for all the coasters you studied in a table and a graph using Excel. 6.
Select
the three most thrilling rides.
7.
Design
a short, simple, but professional PowerPoint to show the class.
This document should explain your definition of most thrilling coasters, and
justify why you chose these three rides as most thrilling.
Conclusion:
In
this activity, you will use the internet as a data source for a problem solving
activity. You will be connecting real-world entertainment data to analysis
and representation. You will use your reasoning skills to reach a
conclusion based on the data, and will communicate your conclusions in a
slideshow format.
Evaluation
You will be graded on the following criteria: GROUP
PROCESS (cooperation, work habits)
5 points DATA
TABLE AND GRAPH
5 points POWERPOINT
(showing 3 top choices)
10 points
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