POTSDAM, N.Y. -- More than 150 North Country students are getting some-hands on math and science skills at Clarkson University's Roller Coaster Camp.
Students in grades 7 through 12 are organized into companies and design an original model of a functioning roller coaster. The children come up with an idea, make a scaled blueprint, and analyze safety. Then, they put their coaster into a simulator, to actually see their work.
The camp is part of the school's IMPETUS program, which helps prepare students as they look ahead to college.
"I think they learn that math and physics can really be used to understand the world around them, and design something cool. And it really reinforces things that they're learning in the classroom," said Kathleen Kavanagh IMPETUS Co-Director and Clarkson math professor .
Students will also take a trip to Six Flags in Lake George to research and collect data on real roller coasters. The camp runs though Friday.