Online Science-athon/Marble Roll
Step 4: Design, Build, and Test Collectors

Things to Try

  • Different ramp materials.
  • Side or center guides.
  • Smoothing surfaces.
  • Different release points (distance from the floor to where the marble is placed on the ramp ready to be released).
  • Changing the angle of the ramp.
  • Changing the shape of the ramp.
  • Modifying the place where the ramp and the ground meet.
  • Different ramp lengths.
  • Different ramp widths.
  • Change one thing at a time to see what works best.
  • Make drawings of your final set-up.

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