STEM Roller Coaster Experience at Disneyland® Paris
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For AS/A Level and GCSE Students 2017 & 2018 STEM Roller Coaster Experience at Disneyland® Paris Information Pack June 2017 Edition © Disney © Disney/Pixar © Disney STEM – Learning Objectives We cover key material from the most popular examination specifications. Our aim is to bring classroom teaching alive through an exploration of the working practices in the design and operation of rollercoasters at Disneyland® Paris. Key Topics The practical application of science, technology, engineering and mathematics will be shown through the investigation of: Roller Coaster Design ● How the principles of Galileo and Newton play a major part in roller coaster design ● The use of mathematical principles – algebra, trigonometry, geometry ● Designing with CAD/CAM ● Systems and control technology Roller Coaster Materials ● Characteristics of resistant materials ● Mechanical properties ● Use of metals, wood and fabrics Audio Animatonics ● Control systems Roller Coaster Experience ● Engineering ● Maintenance for STEM AS/A Level and GCSE Level students Theming ● Graphic design The Roller Coaster Study Experience is a residential education ● Construction and surface finishes programme based at Disneyland® Paris, a world-class entertainment ● Meeting customer needs and leisure destination. The Resort is part of the massive Disney empire Landscaping and leads the way in combining technology with live entertainment. ● Landscaping with water and plants ● Sustainability It’s a must-visit case study for any Science, Technology, Engineering and Special Effects Maths student seeking to improve their examination results. ● Computer generated images This Study Experience provides you with Interactivity and student involvement are ● Chemical reactions everything you need to undertake a truly at the heart of the Study Experience and no ● The senses curriculum-led trip to Disneyland Paris other school travel specialist offers such a rich Through the Seminars, Workshop, Assignments and is designed to meet clearly defined educational experience and a real enhancement and Student Challenge, this Roller Coaster learning objectives. to the teaching of STEM subjects. Study Experience will show how Disneyland Paris selects and applies STEM techniques and It includes two informative seminars, an expert- As a result of our exclusive access to Disneyland methods. Please note that topic areas may be led interactive workshop, a number of specialist Paris’ senior management during the creation amended to reflect specification changes and assignments and the chance to take part in of the Study Experiences, members of the developments at Disneyland Paris. Study Experiences Student Challenge on your Disneyland® Paris management team and return to your school or college. many other Disney backstage experts add their We also include entry to the Resort’s two personal input to the seminars. theme parks, Disneyland® Park and Walt This input is regularly updated through new Disney Studios® Park, allowing your students video footage, filmed behind-the-scenes at the the opportunity to have fun and experience at Resort and at Disney’s London offices by Study Contents first-hand, the application of their subject in Experiences. This exclusive content is therefore real-life environments. only available to students and teachers Learning Objectives 2 attending the Study Experience. Educational Content 3 Meeting exam board specifications All content is mapped against the major English and Welsh AS/A Level and GCSE examination Travel Choices 4 specifications, as well as the comparable Scottish National Qualifications N4 & N5. This includes: • GCSE Mathematics Dates and Prices 5 • GCSE and AS/A Level ICT GCSE and AS/A Level Design & Technology Disneyland® Paris 6 & 7 • • GCSE Science Meals & Activities 8 Examination Specifications Edexcel AQA OCR WJEC SQA CCEA Booking Form 9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Support Information 10 The Study Experience is also suitable for related diploma and vocational courses, as well as the Booking Conditions 11 International Baccalaureate. 2 Call: 020 8335 4455 Email: [email protected] © Disney Study Experiences Educational Content Key Benefits The Roller Coaster Study Experience immerses creating fun entertainment for guests and the This highly interactive learning experience students in the practical applications of STEM Disney values. Particular emphasis will be given to includes all of these educational activities: subjects at this world-famous theme park resort working as a team, communicating and meeting a in a number of different and engaging ways: deadline. Subject-Specific Seminars ● Through attending two Seminars hosted At the end of the Workshop teams will present Groups will attend two forty-minute by Paris based facilitators with considerable their plans to a mock ‘Disney management panel’ multimedia seminars, delivered to an experience of working with Disneyland Paris comprising of the facilitator and participating audience of 100-200 students. Led by one and featuring back-stage video interviews teachers who will ask questions and provide of our team of Paris-based facilitators, and footage filmed exclusively for Study feedback to the team. Once back at school or with considerable experience of the Resort Experiences college, students will be able to use this feedback and its working methods, students will explore how Disneyland Paris uses many ● By taking part in our interactive Workshop to complete their project and enter the Student which encourags the students to use their Challenge, should you wish them to do so. key examination topics to carry out its knowledge of STEM subjects principles in a planning and day to day activities. Our real life scenario Seminar Two facilitators will engage your students in thinking about how their subject is seen in ● Completing Assignments during their time STEM in Action action in the Resort. in the Parks and at the Resort Material Selection: The seminar begins with an in-depth investigation into the materials used Seminar One Interactive Workshop on roller coaster ride cars, and sees how some For the workshop, students will initially Roller Coaster Science materials masquerade as others. We follow be divided into groups of 30-40, then split Roller Coaster Forces and Motion: Following a by considering the importance of the correct into smaller teams of 8-10 and encouraged brief introduction to Disneyland Paris, students material selection for the floats and costumes to participate in a fun, interactive learning will be introduced to the work of the in-park that go out in the Parades 365 days a year, in all experience with our professional facilitator. designers. We’ll be investigating the design weathers. They will be treated as though they are aspects of its world-famous coasters and Animatronics and Special Effects: The resort Disney professionals and the facilitator will exploring some of the core scientific principles is well known for the animatronics at work on guide and inspire them to work as a team, used in the process such as the principles behind the major attractions. We are pleased to be meet a realistic deadline and communicate potential and kinetic energy. able to take you behind the scenes, on video, to their ideas persuasively – as well as Roller Coaster Maths: We will discover the use see how they are designed and maintained. We testing some core subject skills. It is highly of maths in building geometry and formulae will consider the computer technology used to recommended that teachers play an active for calculating height, energy, distance and produce the Disney Dreams night-time show part in the workshops by encouraging their speed. We will also see the part maths plays in featuring computer mapping, av projection, lasers students in their work and assisting the calculating theoretical hourly ride capacity. and fireworks and investigate the signage and facilitator in providing feedback. materials developed for Toy Story Playland and Roller Coasters and the Human Body: Students Ratatouille. Student Challenge will explore the effects of roller coasters on the Following on from the Seminars, Workshop human body, including experiencing those rapid Theming and the Environment: With the help of the landscaping and special effects teams here and Assignments, students are able to twists and turns, weightlessness and the safety take part in the Student Challenge on their aspects behind roller coaster design. at the resort we will discover the part science and theming plays in the day to day running of return to the UK. The Challenge enables In addition, we will examine the Disney values Disneyland Paris, and the importance Disney students to develop their specialist areas of of emotion, service and creativity, an essential places on maintaining the environment. interest. Submissions will be uploaded to aspect of everyone’s work at the resort that can the Hall of Fame on the Study Experiences be replicated in our own lives Amongst the Disney cast members appearing website. on video in Seminar Two including Senior Ride We are very pleased to have the services of Engineer Mike Kent; Director of Nature and Disneyland Paris’ Senior Ride Engineer, Mike Education Support Environment Luc Behar Bannelier; Environment Kent, to give us these fascinated insights on roller Group leaders will receive a copy of the Manager Nicole Ouimet, together with Walt coasters and science on video. Teacher Education Guide complete with Disney Imagineers Steve Davison, Chuck Davis an introduction to the Study Experience,