Ride The Line for Physics Fun
Website: http://www.official-linerider.com/play.html
Grade: A
Cost: Free
This amazing online application lets students create a track using simple line drawing tools for a little sledder to ride down. It is very easy to get started and create a simple coarse, but more advanced sledding including stunts and tricks are possible, but not easy. The neat thing about the site is that it also includes movies of some of the courses that show what is really possible. If the track does not work then the sledder crashes so being successful in track design involves planning understanding the physics of the sled and a fair amount trouble shooting and problem solving. This is a great site to get kids to really stretch there minds in an enjoyable exciting way. This is a great application for fourth grade on up.
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