Gotta do oral report on coasters...what to do?

I have to do an oral report for school on anything at all. I, of course, have chosen to talk about roller coasters. It's supposed to be 7-8 minutes long. Just wanted some suggestions on what to talk about. Thanks in advance.

How about different kinds of coasters then talk about the record holders and then your favorites. Create a power point slide show and show pics of the coasters. That will hold their attention. Good luck! *** Edited 11/15/2003 5:45:48 PM UTC by Crashmando***

Powerpoint is ideal for presentations. :-)

Or...you could just take your favorite coaster footage off of TV or the internet and edit (or your own personal stashes) them down into your own personal 8 minute review. It could be your personal faves or a lesson on G-forces....doesn't matter.

Mix in a little technical stuff with a little "this coaster rocks because......." and you will get an A.

I used the same tactics years ago, only I used heavy metal music as a sample. :-)

The point is, if you sound enthusiastic and and show you are "in the know" about coasters then you will pass with flying colors.

-Tina *** Edited 11/15/2003 11:40:14 PM UTC by coasterqueenTRN***

I did an oral report on "Safety of Amusement Park Rides/Attractions" back in freshman year of college and got an A.

There is more than enough material on the subject!

Earlier this year I did an informative speech and I just rambled on about Top Thrill Dragster. It was funny to hear the "wows" when I said it launched to 120 mph. At the end I showed them a front ride view from the discovery channel. Everyone was amazed.:)

I did a report on the future of roller coasters and it turned out really well. I think there is a topic on here from last spring with all the help I got from people. Basically, I looked at past trends to predict the future. My teacher loved my report and paper and I got an A.

Freshman year in HS I was able to choose what topic I wanted to do my presentation on, and I chose coasters. The teacher wanted to fit all the presentations into the 70 minute period, so she limited us to about 5-10 minutes max. My presentation went to over 20 with all of the questions and involvement from everyone in the class. Surprisingly, she gave me an A+. Roller coasters are one of those topics that people can relate to and be entertained by. Good luck with your presentation.

That's funny that you mention that. Last Friday I just did a ten minute presentation on rollercoasters. What I did was, I chose 15 roller coasters from within the closest couple hundred miles of me. My group made pamphlets for each person in class with pictures in them. We had a big map up in the front showing where all the coasters were located. I showed unique coasters in the area (within a couple hundred miles of Pittsburgh), in the order of the distance away. It was kind of an encouragement to the class to go to one of the amusement parks. Got a 97% on it.

Wow, common high school report topic. My junior year of HS (1993), I did an oral report about my coaster enthusiasm and showed photos from my recent trip to ride the world's fastest coaster (then Steel Phantom). I also showed a video of Batman: the Ride and that really freaked people out.

Why not talk about all of the work that goes into building one?