KENTUCKY KINGDOM / EDUCATION IN MOTION 1
THE THRILL SEEKER’S GUIDE TO EDUCATION
If you’ve been searching for the fastest, the biggest, and the most enlightening educational experience around, your quest is over!
Kentucky Kingdom provides a unique outdoor environment for multidisciplinary educational programs.
“Educational?” you ask. How can a theme park replace the classroom? As you loop through the air on T3 or gallop around on the Bella Musica Carousel, you should start to see the patterns.
Whether in park operations, the color schemes used, the selection of rides, the location of walkways, and in so many other areas, specific patterns have been developed and used.
You and your students will be experiencing those patterns but now, fasten your seatbelt and get ready for an exhilarating “ride” through Kentucky Kingdom.
Acknowledgments: Kentucky Kingdom wishes to thank the dedicated teachers and staff of Jefferson County Public Schools who have contributed to our Education in Motion program. Special thanks to Lee Ann Nickerson, Alexis Rich, Dotty Turnbull, and Kristen Wingfeld.
©Kentucky Kingdom, LLLP 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
USING THE WORKBOOK FOR TEACHERS 4 USING THE WORKBOOK FOR STUDENTS 5 SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE OF PHYSICS 6 NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS) 7 9 FORMULAS 11 FUN STUFF ABOUT RIDES! 12 LOOP THE LOOP 15 SPINNING WHEELS 16 LIGHTNING CHASER 18 PACING THE PATH 19 BUMPER CARS AND THRILL RIDES 21 BELLA MUSICA CAROUSEL 22 MILE HIGH FALLS 23 SPEED DEMONS 24 A NEW ANGLE 27 DOT-TO-DOT 29 ROUND IN CIRCLES 30 WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? 32 VENN DIAGRAMS 33 5-D CINEMA 35 ENERGIZED! THE ENERGY CHALLENGE 36
USING THE WORKBOOK FOR TEACHERS
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USING THE WORKBOOK FOR STUDENTS
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SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE OF PHYSICS
NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS)
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LIGHTNING RUN ROLLER SKATER Opening Date: 2014 Opening Date: 1994 Height: 100 feet Height: 28 feet Length: 2,500 feet Length: 679 feet Top Speed: 55 mph Designer/Manufacturer: Vekoma International Designer/Manufacturer: Chance Rides Rider Requirements: Minimum of 56” tall to ride alone; 36” Rider Requirements: Minimum of 48” tall tall and up may ride with a supervising companion* Ride Capacity: 2 trains, 20 passengers per train Ride Capacity: 8 cars, 2 passengers per car
FEARFALL T3 Opening Date: 2014 Opening Date: 2015 Tower Height: 131 feet Height: 98 feet Lift Speed: 0.7 mph (upward) Length: 2,170 feet Drop Speed: 47 mph (downward) Top Speed: 60+ mph Designer/Manufacturer: A.R.M. Inc. Designer/Manufacturer: Vekoma International Rider Requirements: Minimum of 48” tall; maximum of 300 Rider Requirements: Minimum of 52” tall pounds Ride Capacity: 2 trains, 14 passengers per train Ride Capacity: 12 passengers ENTERPRISE BELLA MUSICA CAROUSEL Opening Date: 2015 Opening Date: 1994 Height: 40 feet Height: 30 feet Ride Speed: 12 rpm Diameter: 52 feet, 6 inches Designer/Manufacturer: HUSS Maschinenfabrik Designer/Manufacturer: Wood Design Amusement Rides Rider Requirements: Minimum of 54” tall; maximum of 300 Rider Requirements: Minimum of 36” tall to ride alone; pounds under 36” tall may ride with a supervising companion*; Ride Capacity: 20 gondolas, 2 passengers per gondola over 250 pounds must ride in gondola Ride Capacity: 66 seats CYCLOS Opening Date: 2015 MILE HIGH FALLS Height: 60 feet Opening Date: 1994 Rotation Speed: 12 rpm Height: 85 feet Manufacturer: Zamperla Trough Length: Approximately 880 feet Rider Requirements: Minimum of 42” tall; maximum of 300 Top Speed: 48 mph pounds Designer/Manufacturer: O.D. Hopkins Ride Capacity: 16 Rider Requirements: Minimum of 42” tall to ride alone; 36” tall and up may ride with a supervising companion* SKYCATCHER Ride Capacity: 2 boats, 20 passengers per boat Opening Date: 2015 Height: 130 feet THUNDER RUN Rotation Speed: 10 rpm Opening Date: 1990 Manufacturer: A.R.M. Inc. Height: 89 feet Rider Requirements: Minimum of 48” tall; maximum of 340 Length: 2,850 feet pounds per swing/300 pounds per passenger Top Speed: 53 mph Ride Capacity: 12 swings with 2 passengers per swing Designer/Manufacturer: Dinn Corp. Rider Requirements: Minimum of 48” tall Ride Capacity: 1 train, 20 passengers per train
*Supervising companion meets all rider requirements, is at least 14 years old, and able to make sure child follows safety instructions.
FORMULAS
MIDDLE SCHOOL
FUN STUFF ABOUT RIDES!
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LOOP THE LOOP
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SPINNING WHEELS
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SPINNING WHEELS WORKSHEET
Ride
Number of Circles
Use of Centripetal Force
Rank Ride Speed, 1 - 3
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LIGHTNING CHASER
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PACING THE PATH
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BUMPER CARS AND THRILL RIDES
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BELLA MUSICA CAROUSEL
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MILE HIGH FALLS
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SPEED DEMONS
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DATA TABLE
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A NEW ANGLE
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DATA TABLE
Thunder Run
T 3
Lightning Run
Mile High Falls
Roller Skater
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DOT-TO-DOT
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ROUND IN CIRCLES
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DATA TABLE
Distance Radius (Ft.) Circumference No. of Times Ride (Given ) [C = pi(d)] Around Traveled [D=T(C)]
Giant Wheel 69.5 feet
Enterprise 24 feet
Bella Musica 26 feet
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WHAT’S YOUR OPINION?
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VENN DIAGRAMS
Fast Slow
Scary Spinning
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5-D CINEMA
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ENERGIZED! THE ENERGY CHALLENGE
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ENERGIZED! WORKSHEET
Maximum Maximum Use of Ride Potential Energy Kinetic Energy Mechanical Energy
Cyclos
Lightning Run
Skycatcher
T 3
Thunder Run
Enterprise
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