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Thinking sheet · Imagine and invent
Design a Theme Park Ride
Design the wildest ride in the park: the track, the cars, the height rule and the safety plan.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Topic
- Imagine and invent
- Kids practice
- engineering design, safety thinking, measurement words
What kids do
“You are the ride designer. Make the best ride ever (that’s still safe!).”
- Draw your ride. Show where it starts and ends.
- Ride facts
- How I keep riders safe:
- Thrill level
How to run it
- Talk about the parts of a ride: track, cars, seats, lap bars.
- A height rule needs a number: ask how they chose it.
- Older kids can add a speed and a time.
Talk about it
- Who is your ride for?
- Why do rides have height rules?
- What would you change for younger kids?
Take it further
Build the ride’s track with paper strips and test it with a marble.
Pairs well with
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