Smartivity - Roller Coaster Marble Slide

Part of the series Smartivity STEM.

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This kit contains all the elements required to build a Marble Run machine with a marble-pool game area. A mix of slider game and pool table, this project is loads of fun to build and play. With this kit, children can build their own Marble Run with the attached marble-pool player. Once built, a kid can raise marbles along the wheel, and release them. As the marble slides down the track, they can alter the direction in which the marble will move with the help of levers on the two sides. On the marble-pool part of the game, kids can place marbles, in such a way that the striker marble coming from the slide track hits them and the strike sends them in the corner or side pockets. Concepts Involved: Gravity: Why do things fall, How does gravity work, Why do we slide down a slide, How can gravity be used to create motion Banking: Why are roads built on a mountain full of twists and turns, Why dont we build a road like stairs, How does centrifugal and centripetal forces work, What is banking Suitable from 8+ years