• Roller Coaster Physics: Ferris Wheel

    1. Grades 3-5

    $49.954.2

    Become a thrill engineer and build twisty, turny tabletop roller coasters. Start with a battery-powered Ferris wheel that lifts marbles to the top, then add tracks and towers to make a figure eight or loop-the-loop track. Switch it on and watch the marbles zoom round and round. Ready to build a rad ride of your own?

    Why it’s awesome

    1. Ferris wheel fun

      Marbles catch a ride on the wheel to reach the top.

    2. Engineered for thrills

      Build towers and tracks to make marbles roll ‘round and ‘round.

    What’s included?

    • 5 toppers

    • 8 grids

    • tower set

    • 3 ramps

    • disk

    • base

    • track set

    • 10 tubes

    • bolt set

    • 10 springs

    • peg set

    • motor

    • battery pack with AA battery

    • 2 zip ties

    • 5 marbles

    • felt sticker sheet

    • clear sticker sheet

    • loop guide

    • 4 sticks

    • finish line

    • catcher

    • illustrated instruction booklet

    Topics explored

    1. Roller coaster engineering

    2. Physics of energy

    3. Engineering + design

    From the desk of the product designer:

    Behind the design

    “The pegboard design was inspired by old-school wooden coasters and their scaffolding. Plus, all the hours we spent playing Roller Coaster Tycoon as kids! ”

    - KiwiCo Product Designer

    By the numbers

    12

    Roller coaster designs tested

    20

    Kids who tried out the crate

    3

    Marbles lost

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