Marble Roller Coaster With Paper Plates

Paper plates some blocks and a little tape are all you need to create imaginative marble roller coasters of infinite designs.

Marble roller coaster with paper plates.

We watched a 30 second youtube video before making these. For example your child might cut out the center and use the edges to make various loops and tracks. People also love these ideas. The magazine says to cut the rims off some paper plates.

Use paper plates and a mailing tube to make a spiral marble run. Then create a track design by using paper towel rolls as supports. When the kids finally get theirs working there is so much pride involved. They used rims cut from paper plates to make the track.

Construct a marble roller coaster. I thought the little kids would need that visual. This challenge is way more challenging than it looks. The little pom pom balls make this snail one you ll want to pet.

See more ideas about roller coaster paper roller coaster roller. Build marble roller coasters from paper in this fun activity. Use a marble to test out the roller coaster. Saved by kara hunkele.

When i saw the marble coaster idea in the sept. Draw your design on paper. Marble or small rubber ball. You can find written instructions for the project on the science buddies website.

Frugal fun for boys and girls. Make a cute snail. What a genius idea. 2012 family fun magazine i knew we had to try it.

I found one that was a video of a student testing a paper plate coaster and we watched it so the kids would understand what we were building. Before you start building plan out a design for your roller coaster. Make sure your marble starts at the top of a hill. Mar 19 2015 explore olivia mac s board paper roller coaster on pinterest.

Figure out how many supports and pieces of track you will need. Marble run using paper plates. In addition to the paper plates students may also use cardboard tubes or index cards. They cut their first support at 0 5 inch.

How much fun is this. Then i did show them how to cut off the edges of the paper plates. Stem projects projects for kids diy for kids craft projects crafts for kids 5 year old crafts stem activities toddler activities paper roller coaster.