Marble Rush® Discovery Starter Set™ Slope Challenge
This Marble Rush® challenge explores the concept of slope and its relationship with speed. Sometimes marbles roll fast and other times they roll slow. Why is that? Let’s find out!
![Marble Rush Discovery Starter Set](https://www.vtechkids.com/assets/images/default/brands/marblerush/DiscoveryStarter_Challenges_ProdImage.jpg)
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Learn About Slope
Slope is a word for how steep or level the track is. A steep slope is angled towards the ground.
A level slope is one that is flat and parallel with the ground. The slope can be changed by raising
and lowering the start funnel.
What’s Needed:
- Marble Rush® Discovery Starter Set™
- Marbles
Slope Challenge!
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Complete the construction set as illustrated and note how many pieces high the funnel and the end point are. -
Drop a marble down the clear funnel to begin and watch how fast it rolls down the slope. -
Add pieces to raise the funnel and notice how much faster the marble rolls. Remove pieces to see the marble roll slower.
Using Slope
Exploration 1: Speed Test
Adjust the track to increase the height of the start funnel and try different designs. Record the height of each design and its outcome.- Did increasing the height of the start point make the marble go faster or slower?
![Discovery Starter Set shown with the funnel piece placed down low.](https://www.vtechkids.com/assets/images/default/brands/marblerush/DiscoveryStarter_Challenge_Image4_Desktop.jpg)
![Discovery Starter Set shown with the funnel piece placed down low.](https://www.vtechkids.com/assets/images/default/brands/marblerush/DiscoveryStarter_Challenge_Image4_Mobile.jpg)
Exploration 2: Mountain Climber
Create different track designs that go up and down like a roller coaster.- Do the marbles make it all the way to the end of the different designs?
![Child rolling a marble down the path of the Marble Rush Discovery Starter Set.](https://www.vtechkids.com/assets/images/default/brands/marblerush/DiscoveryStarter_Challenge_Image5_Desktop.jpg)
![Child rolling a marble down the path of the Marble Rush Discovery Starter Set.](https://www.vtechkids.com/assets/images/default/brands/marblerush/DiscoveryStarter_Challenge_Image5_Mobile.jpg)
Marble Rush® Discovery Starter Set™ Build Options
The easy-to-follow build guide has different options for beginner level builds.