Standard Templates
A digital version of the directions with over ninety color photographs, and eleven templates suitable for printing onto card stock. Print them today!
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Create incredible paper roller coasters using strips of heavy paper. By folding, cutting, and taping the paper strips together you can make sturdy roller coasters that reach the ceiling!
Advanced Templates
If you're ready for a challenge, try building these twelve new designs to add some extra excitement to your Paper Roller Coaster. Templates include the tipping switch, rotating arm, mini-funnel, switchbacks, zigzags, and the half-pipe.
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Expert Templates
These templates have been requested for years. This new collection of ten pages of templates includes the spinning wheel, extra large funnel, two types of spiral staircases, tipping bucket, hill, end bucket, and extra large clothoid loop.
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Individual Set
Makes a great gift for the budding paper engineer! Don't want to bother buying card stock and copying the templates yourself? The individual set includes enough pre-printed card stock to build a five-foot tall roller coaster. You even get five marbles! The Individual Set does not include the right to make additional copies, but if you only want to build one, this is your best bet!
Class Pack
Don't have time to print or copy hundreds of sheets of card stock for your class? The class pack includes six times as many pre-printed sheets of card stock as found in an Individual Set. That's 288 sheets! Each Class Pack also includes six rolls of 3/4" x 600" transparent tape and a bag of marbles.
Division B Roller Coaster Kit
Designed for the 2027 Science Olympiad, Division B Roller Coaster event. The kit includes nearly everything you need to build a roller coaster that has a large loop, a lever/pulley combination for 50 bonus points, and half pipes that easily allow the marble to reach target times up to 60 seconds. The half pipes can be adjusted in two different ways on the day of the competition to aim for any time between 30 and 60 seconds. Purchase includes access to a video showing detailed step by step instructions for building and adjusting your roller coaster.
You will need to provide a foam board, tape, ruler, ball-point pen, and scissors. Free shipping on this item. Paper Roller Coaster Company is not affiliated with Science Olympiad.
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Paper Bridge Testing Kit
Students build bridges out of tape and cardstock and then test their designs to see how efficient they are. Efficiency is the mass supported by the bridge divided by the mass of the bridge. This was always one of my students' favorite projects every year.
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Bridge Testing Refill
Enough pre-printed templates on cardstock for another 10 bridges. Does not include testing block, chain, or s-hook.
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Bridge Testing Download
Includes a PDF version of the bridge component for copying onto letter size card stock as well as links to the video instructions and spreadsheet. The download also includes instructions for making your own testing block and suggestions for the chain and hook needed for bridge testing.
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Loved by builders of all ages
Get your class excited about learning with this hands-on project loved by students and teachers around the world. Whether it’s a lesson on energy and motion, a team-building challenge, or just a fun activity, Paper Roller Coasters is the answer.
- 200K+happy builders
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- 60+countries reached
- 10K+classrooms outfitted
What builders are saying
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“This was by far one of the best end of the year units I have done with my students. My fourth graders loved being able to work with their friends designing a rollercoaster. They were also able to learn so many different physics concepts and put that knowledge to work.”
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“Took a bit to prep and get ready but WOW my kids are so engaged and won't stop building!!!! They are coming in every extra second they have to work on it!!!! I've loved listening to the conversations and talking about the physics needed to make it work.”
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“WOW!!! All I can say is WOW! Parents donated cardstock and students had a blast! It was a way to reduce the rollercoaster experiment from piping insulation and lots of duct tape to a doable classroom of fun excitement with just cardstock and tape!!! Wonderful!!!!”
Meet the Designer
Andrew taught hands-on science for 24 years, dedicating his career to making science engaging and accessible for students. During his time in the classroom, he authored three published educational books and created Paper Roller Coasters.
In 2004, Andrew received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation’s highest honor for K–12 mathematics and science educators. The award was presented at the White House in recognition of his excellence in science teaching.
TheULTIMATEPaper Roller Coaster
Andrew Gatt built this amazing Paper Roller Coaster with the help of his sons, Daniel and Gregory. It was completed in December 2014 and stood for five years.
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