One of the first “roller-coaster” rides in the U.S. was actually a short coal railway in Pennsylvania that hauled coal downhill between mines and used mules to bring the empty cars back up the hill.

Fourth- and fifth-graders from 23 Newport News elementary schools built roller coasters Friday with the help of an expert: Busch Gardens. Teams of students constructed ramps for marbles to travel down ...

Kathy Sinn’s sixth-graders at Grover Hill Elementary recently shared their completed roller coasters with the staff, their parents and the student body. They met the challenge of designing, creating, ...

Hands-on learning experiences beyond the classroom can help take their creative and curious minds to the next level. From creating your own iPad sleeve to building a marble roller coaster DIY or “Do ...