Everyone has favorite rides or attractions at a theme park. But once you’ve entered Ohio Math Work’s Theme Park, you’ll never look at a regular park the same way! There’s math everywhere you turn in a theme park, from the layout of the park (measurement and spatial visualization skills) to vending carts (volume and mass) and queues (proportions and formulas). And then there’s the roller coaster — a monument to mathematics! There are fun activities here for everyone, so pick out your favorites! Interested in topography? Check out Map Your Fun to see if you can draw a map of your neighborhood, or design your own theme park! Tired of waiting? In Queues: Time to Ride, you’ll find challenges you would face as the person in charge of a roller coaster queue. Check out additional information on vending carts, area and volume in Carts & Treats. Safety is a big factor in designing roller coasters, as engineer Walt Davis describes in Roller Coasters. Need some help in designing that roller coaster? Engineer Walt Davis has devised an energy-loss equation for roller coasters. You can view animation of his equation, and hear his description, at Roller Coasters. Our partners in this project are Randy Smith of Jack Rouse Associates and engineer Walt Davis. Additional support for the Ohio Math Works project came from Paramount’s Kings Island. Check out PKI’s 2001 Math & Science Day! Looking for additional information? You’ll find it on the Ohio Math Works links page for queues, roller coasters, theme parks and other related sites. Need additional roller coaster track, or other classroom materials? The supplier for the Ohio Math Works project is Chaos World of Motion, 11880 Conway Road, St. Louis, Missouri, 63131. Chaos can be reached by phone at (314) 503-4488 or by fax (314) 991-1722 or by e-mail: info@chaostoy.com.