Welcome to NASA Glenn's Amusement Park Physics Page

Many amusement parks open their doors to physics teachers and their students for the opportunity to test the physics that they learned in their classrooms. The amusement parks in the Cleveland area near NASA Glenn Research Center are no exceptions. For over twelve years, NASA researchers and engineers have been attending physics days at local amusement parks to help students discover how their experiences on amusement park rides simulate some of the effects that astronauts experience when they travel into space.

NASA Glenn Research Center in collaboration with The National Center for Space Exploration Research on Fluids and Combustion (NCSER) developed the middle school guide for educators and students, "Amusement Park Physics with a NASA Twist."

The NASA Physics Day program may include the "Picture Yourself in Space" photo booth, a Space Trivia Game, education workshops, and NASA personnel to explain the space connection in the physics of park rides.

Our Amusement Park Physics Days Programs may include:

• Microgravity Man and His Colleagues
• Scavenger Hunt
• Picture Yourself in Space Photobooth
• NASA Space Trivia Game
• Weigh Yourself on Other Planets
• FIRST Robotics Competition Demonstration
• Mars Landing System
• Educator Materials from NASA