Transformation Project

Amusement Park Simulations

Indian Creek High School

Technology Education Program

New - Reflections from Students about the Project

Directions - Complete as many of the simulations as you can from the table below. For 2D simulations, you can use the Geometer's Sketchpad. For 3D rides, you may use 3DsMax and/or Alice 2.2 to create and animate the simulations. Customized rides will be accepted and points will be distributed by difficulty. The grading scale is at the bottom of this page. You have four weeks to accomplish as many rides as you can. Good luck to you.

Before you begin working on these simulations, you should probably refresh your memory on the tools needed to complete them. The Instructions Page will walk you through each of the 2D transformations in the Geometer's Sketchpad software.

Click on the name of the ride to view an example Sketch.

Java Applet of Ride	Quicktime Movie of Ride	Quicktime Movie of 3D Version	Transformations used	Number of Points
Ferris Wheel	Ferris Wheel.mov	Ferris Wheel3D.mov	Rotations and Translations	5 points
Gravitron	Gravitron.mov	RoundUp3D.mov	Rotations	5 points
Bullet	Bullet.mov	Bullet3D.mov	Rotations	5 points
The Banshee	Banshee.mov	Banshee3D.mov	Rotations & Translations	10 points
Viking Ship	Viking.mov	Viking3D.mov	Rotations	10 points
Dualing Bullets	Dualing Bullets.mov	Double Bullet3D.mov	Rotations & Reflections	20 points
Double Ferris Wheel	D Ferris Wheel.mov	N/A	Rotations, Reflections, & Translations	20 points
The Scrambler	Scrambler.mov	Scrambler3D.mov	Rotations & Reflections	30 points
Carousel	Carousel.mov	N/A	Reflections and Translations	30 points
The Tea Cups	Teacups.mov	N/A	Rotations and Reflections	30 Points
Customized Ride	N/A	Crazy Bus.mov	Can have any of the transformations	Based Upon Difficulty
Highlights	N/A	GiantFrisbee.mov	Rotations	Each worth 30 points

Grading Scale

The instructor reserves the right to give partial credit for work deemed insufficient.

The Instructor may also ask any student to demonstrate the inner workings of the simulation.

Teachers - need a way to convert a grading chart like this one to your own grading scale. Feel free to download and use Austin Mudd's Percent Converter to systematically convert points to a percent.

Letter Grade	Number of Points Needed
A+	300-200
A	199-150
A-	149-100
B+	99-50
B	49-40
B-	39-30
C+	29-20
C	19-15
C-	14-11
D+	10-8
D	7-5
D-	4-1
F	0

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