Marble Roller Coaster
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?
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Why it’s awesome
Engineer thrills
Build towers and tracks to make marbles roll ‘round and ‘round.
Marble-ous motion
The Ferris wheel turns the coaster into a loop that never stops.
Double the fun
Design a loop-the-loop or twisting snake for high-speed marble runs.
What’s included?
Topics explored
Engineering
Potential + kinetic energy
Mechanical motion
Additional details
From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
“The downward slope leading up to the loop in the Loop-the-Loop build was inspired by the Brachistochrone Curve – meaning that the marble picks up more speed faster to complete the loop and continue on the track!”
- KiwiCo Product Designer
By the numbers
24
Marbles lost in the office
311
Ferris wheel rotations during testing
Many!
Real-life coasters used for inspiration
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