The physics of roller-coasters

  • During the project students from Belgium and Italy discover the physics of roller-coasters.

    The study consists of three parts:

    • Description of the attractions: the students choose a similar attraction in Belgium and Italy and do some calculations with the real parameters of the choosen attraction.
    • Scale model of the attractions: the students create a scale model of their attraction and perform measurements on their model by video-analysis.
    • Real measurements at Mirabilandia: the Italian students go to Mirabilandia and do measurements on the real attractions