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Quest 2: Thrill Rides
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Secret Agent Briefing
You have been selected by your SSI to carry out this top secret covert mission named Operation Thrill Rides. In this mission, you will need to travel to an amusement park and investigate the rides to find the most thrilling roller coaster and water ride. Your information will need to be organized in a visual map. Remember you must organize your rides into the appropriate category, along with your review of the rides. Remember to capture your findings in a secret image capture (screen shot). This secret image will need to be saved to your secret file space for your SSI to review.
Steps
1. If you need to review the secret training videos, click one of the links below.
Bubbl.us Top Secret Training Video
Gliffy Top Secret Training Manual
2. Travel to Cedar Point using the virtual pathway below.
Cedar Point Amusement Park
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3. Create your visual map using one of the links below.
Bubbl.us or Gliffy
4. Create a secret image capture (screen shot).
5. Save it to your secret file space.
6. Take this roller coaster survey and make a prediction (click here), then look at what everyone else said (results link).
Completing this Quest
In order to complete this quest and earn your badge, create a secret image capture (screen shot) and save it to your secret file space. Make sure to have a top secret meeting with your SSI department chief about your secret file space. This is extremely important that you have access to your secret file.
To earn Expert Strategist status:
Explain which Thrill Ride has the most potential energy and which ride would have the most kinetic energy. You must also explain why this would be true. This secret document needs to be saved to your secret file space and presented to your SSI for review.
Having trouble remembering what Kinetic and Potential Energy mean? Try the links below to review.
Definitions of Kinetic and Potential Energy
More interesting information about energy and roller coasters
How roller coasters work
This site explains and demonstrates how roller coasters work!
Check this Quest off on your Tracking Document
Resources
If the link above does not work, try the following link to another visual mapping site.
http://creately.com/
This site requires you to download the program. Please check with your tech department first.
http://www.xmind.net/
This site requires you to sign up and then sends an activation email
http://www.mindomo.com/pricing.htm
If you would prefer your students select another amusement park, try the link below
Links to amusement parks around the world