Train Track Hills

Train Track Hills

To do this you will need some toy train tracks and a train that runs on them.
And a trampoline.
First set the train track up on the trampoline. And place the train on it.

Now you get to use the fact that the trampoline surface moves to try to make the train run around the track without touching it.

To do this move where you are standing or siting to make small hills on the train track so that the train runs downhill.
Can you complete a full circuit? Make the train change directions? Stop at a train Station?
The moving hills can make a permanently downhill track from a flat track. Its a great way to explore gravity and friction for all ages.