Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the most
oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie for the biggest
one.
The London "Millennium" Eye
It all started with the London Eye, designed by architects David Marks and Julia Barfield, and built to turn like the turn of the
century. Since its opening in March of 2000, it has been London's largest tourist attraction and marvel of design and
engineering; its height of 135 meters (443 ft.) and a diameter of 120 meters (394 ft.) is supported by an off-center A-frame
(which, technically, keeps it out of the Ferris wheel category).
Each of the 32 capsules, representing each of London's districts, holds about 25 passengers and travels at 19.63 cm per second.
Seating is available, but you are free to roam about the cabin. There is plenty of time to see everything; rotation is so slow that
people can get on and off without the Eye stopping! For a spin and a glass of champagne you can get aboard for about $115;
and if you want a chocolate tasting party for a whole group, that'll set you back about $1400 per person (even though this is all
about marketing!).
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
The Star of Nanchang
The size of the London Eye was not challenged until China's Star of Nanchang was completed in April of 2006,
when it became the largest recorded Ferris wheel in the Guinness Book of World Records. It is 525 feet high, a full
82 feet taller than the London Millennium Eye. Its height of 160m (525ft) and diameter of 153m (504.9ft), there are
60 compartments that hold 8 people each. The Star travels at 20.03 cm per second. Fee: only $6.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the most
oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie for the biggest
one.
The Dubai Wheel
Now, we get to the real horse race. Dubailand has contracted with the builders of the London Eye to build the world’s largest
Ferris wheel to be called the Dubai Wheel. Construction began in 2005 on a 607 foot structure, and it is scheduled to be
finished in 2009. The diameter of the wheel will be 250 meters, the official says, adding, “Then it will be put on to a four
legged frame and then total the wheel will be approximately 262 meters tall.” The Dubai Wheel is said to have 26
compartments and travels at 27.27 cm per second. The problem is that China is planning an even larger wheel to open in 2009
(see below).
This new design undertaken by Hollandia, the specialist Dutch engineering company which built the London Eye, will enable
a view of 50 kilometers, which will give the Ferris wheel 66 feet and 5 kilometers of size and scope of the current world
record holder the Singapore Flyer.
Here is a model of the Dubai Wheel design:
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
The Great Wheel Of China
The Great Wheel of China was scheduled to open in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics; it has been rescheduled to open
in 2010. It will be located in Chaoyang Park, the venue where beach volley ball events were played for the Olympic
Games. And the Great Wheel of China will be, according to plans, the largest Ferris wheel in the world. With a
Height of 208 meters (692.64 ft.) and a diameter of 193 meters (642.7 ft.) the Great Wheel will be built by the Great
Wheel Corporation, builders of the Singapore Flyer – speculated to have 46 compartments and travel at 22.46 cm
per second. Here is a design of the Great Wheel of China project:
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel (Daiya to Hana)
Rising to 384 feet, the "Diamond and Flowers" Ferris wheel offers spectacular views to Tokyo Disney Resort and
Odaiba, beyond to the high rises of Shinjuku and Yokohama, and on a clear day you can even see Mt. Fuji. At night
the wheel lights up in the brilliant patterns that give it its nickname. This wheel has a height of 117meters (384 ft.),
diameter of 111meters (364.17ft) and can carry 6 passengers in each of its 68 capsules. This wheel travels at 34.19
cm per second.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Melbourne Star
The Melbourne Star (previously Southern Star) is a giant Ferris wheel in the Waterfront City precinct in the
Docklands area of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. Described by its operators as "the Southern
Hemisphere's only giant observation wheel", The Melbourne Star has a diameter of 110 meters and stands 120
meters high, and has seven spokes, reflecting the seven-pointed star of the Australian flag. It opened two years
behind schedule in December 2008, but closed 40 days later due to structural defects, and was subsequently
dismantled for major repairs. The wheel itself was scrapped and replaced, but the original support structure and
passenger cabins were retained. It was originally thought that reconstruction might be completed in late 2010, but
repeated delays meant it did not reopen until 23 December 2013.
This wheel travels at 19.20 cm per second and, according to the Star's website, provides uninterrupted 360degree views of up to 40 kilometers (25 mi) "encompassing the Docklands precinct, Melbourne’s CBD, Port
Phillip Bay and as far as Mount Macedon, Arthur’s Seat and the Dandenong Ranges."
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
The High Roller
High Roller is a 167.6 meter tall (550-foot), 158.5 meter (520-foot) diameter giant Ferris wheel on the Las Vegas
Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States of America. It opened to the public on March 31, 2014, and is currently the
world's tallest Ferris wheel. It is 9 ft. (2.7 m) taller than its predecessor, the 541-foot (165 m) Singapore Flyer,
which had held the record from 2008.
Measuring 520 feet in diameter, the High Roller eclipses both the London Eye and Singapore Flyer. Facing north
and south parallel to Las Vegas Boulevard, the wheel travels at 27.66 cm per second and features 28 glass-enclosed
cabins with broad views of Las Vegas and the Strip. Each spherical cabin can hold up to 40 people, with benches on
either side of the cabin and plenty of floor space in between—but we imagine you'll want to stand and admire the
view.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Cosmo Clock 21
Cosmo Clock 21 is a giant Ferris wheel at the Cosmo World amusement park in the Minato Mirai 21 district of
Yokohama, Japan. When it first opened, it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel, until the completion of the 108meter (354 ft.) Igosu 108 in Shiga, Japan, in 1992.
Built for the YES '89 Yokohama Exposition at Minato Mirai 21 in 1989, Cosmo Clock 21 was originally
constructed with a height of 107.5 meters (353 ft.). In 1997 the structure was dismantled, then in 1999 relocated
onto a taller base which increased its overall height to 112.5 meters (369 ft.). Cosmo Clock 21 has 60 passenger
cars, each capable of carrying up to eight people. This wheel has a 100-metre (330 ft.) diameter and travels at 39.27
cm per second.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Changsha Ferris Wheel
Changsha Ferris Wheel is a 120-meter (390 ft.) tall giant Ferris wheel in Changsha, Hunan, China. It is adjacent to
Helong Stadium. It was completed on September 30, 2004, and officially opened to the public on October 1, 2004.
It has a diameter of 99 meters (325 ft.). This wheel travels at 25.92 cm per second.
Changsha Ferris Wheel is one of four 120 m Ferris wheels in China, the other three being Suzhou Ferris Wheel
(completed 2009), Tianjin Eye (completed 2008), and Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel (completed 2003). The only
Chinese Ferris wheel with a greater height is the 160-metre (520 ft.) Star of Nanchang, which opened in 2006.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel
Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel is a 120-meter (390 ft.) tall giant Ferris wheel at Century Amusement Park in Zhengzhou,
Henan, China. With a diameter of 110 meter (361ft), this wheel travels at 19.20 cm per second.
When it was completed in 2003, Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel was the tallest Ferris wheel in China, and the second
tallest in the world, after the 135-metre (443 ft.) London Eye. There are now four 120 m Ferris wheels in China, the
other three being Changsha Ferris Wheel (completed 2004), Suzhou Ferris Wheel (completed 2009), and Tianjin
Eye (completed 2008). The only Chinese Ferris wheel with a greater height is the 160-metre (520 ft.) Star of
Nanchang, which opened in 2006.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
The Sky Dream Fukuoka
The Sky Dream Fukuoka was a Ferris wheel which operated at Evergreen Marinoa in the city of Fukuoka, Japan,
from 2001 until September 2009. It stood 120 meters (390 ft.) tall, with a diameter of 110m (361 ft.) making it the
tallest Ferris wheel in Japan during its years of operation, and the tallest Ferris wheel ever built in Japan. The
gondolas were all air conditioned and accessible for wheelchair-users. This wheel travels at 28.80 cm per second.
Sky Dream Fukuoka closed from 26 September 2009. It was subsequently sold to a Taiwanese company for
rebuilding at Lihpao Land in Taiwan. Dismantling work commenced in 2010, although work was disrupted in July
2011 when supports failed, causing two cranes involved in dismantling to topple over, injuring one workman and
damaging four cars.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
The Orlando Eye
The Orlando Eye is a 122 meter (400 ft.) tall giant Ferris wheel near Orlando, Florida, US, with a wheel diameter of
120 meters (395 ft.). It carried its first passenger on April 29, 2015. Since July 28, 2016, it has been known as
Coca-Cola Orlando Eye. The Coca-Cola Orlando Eye travels at 27.32 cm per second. This Ferris Wheel has 30
capsules accommodating 15 people each.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Tianjin Eye
Tianjin Eye is a 120-meter tall giant Ferris wheel built on the Yongle Bridge over the Hai River in Tianjin, China.
With a diameter of 110 meter (361 ft.), it is claimed to be the only such wheel to have been constructed over a
bridge. At the time of its completion in April 2008, only the London Eye (135 meters), Star of Nanchang (160
meters) and Singapore Flyer (165 meters) were taller.
Tianjin Eye is electrically powered and has 48 passenger capsules, each able to carry 8 passengers, and travels at
19.20 cm per second, giving a maximum capacity of 768 passengers per hour.
Tianjin Eye is one of four 120 meter Ferris wheels in China, the other three being Changsha Ferris Wheel
(completed 2004), Suzhou Ferris Wheel (completed 2009), and Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel (completed 2003).
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Suzhou Ferris Wheel
Suzhou Ferris Wheel is 120-meter (394 ft.) tall and a diameter of 110 meter (361ft), this giant Ferris wheel is on the
east bank of Jinji Lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It has 60 passenger cabins, a maximum capacity of 300
passengers, and travels at 28.80 cm per second.
Suzhou Ferris Wheel was completed in 2009. It is one of four 120 m Ferris wheels in China, the other three being
Changsha Ferris Wheel (completed 2004), Tianjin Eye (completed 2008), and Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel (completed
2003). The only Chinese Ferris wheel with a greater height is the Star of Nanchang, which opened in 2006.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
The Weiner Riesenrad
The Wiener Riesenrad (German for Vienna Giant Wheel), or Riesenrad, is a 64.75 meter (212 ft.) tall Ferris wheel
at the entrance of the Prater amusement park in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna. With a
diameter of 60.96 meter (200 ft.), it is one of Vienna's most popular tourist attractions, and symbolizes the district
as well as the city for many people. Constructed in 1897, it was the world's tallest extant Ferris wheel from 1920
until 1985. This wheel travels at 31.92 cm per second.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
The Niagara SkyWheel
Are you ready for a unique sightseeing opportunity with breathtaking views of the Falls and beyond? Then head on
down to Clifton Hill and take a ride on Canada’s largest observation wheel, the Niagara SkyWheel. Towering
53 meters (175 feet) over the Niagara Falls horizon with a diameter 50.5m (166 ft.), the Niagara SkyWheel is the
newest, most exciting way to see Niagara Falls. From this vantage point you will be treated to memorable views of
the Horseshoe and American Falls, the Niagara River Niagara Parks and other landmarks. This wheel travels at
26.44 cm per second.
The Niagara SkyWheel is a world-class ride featuring fully enclosed gondolas, each equipped with heating and air
conditioning for year-round comfort and enjoyment... You can ride day or night, in any season.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
The WONDER WHEEL
The WONDER WHEEL stands out as unique in the history of the modern pleasure wheel. Invented by Charles
Hermann and built in 1918-1920 by the Eccentric Ferris Wheel Company using 100% Bethlehem Steel forged right
on the premises, the Wheel opened on Memorial Day in 1920. Standing 45.7meters (150ft) tall -- the equivalent of a
15-story building – with a diameter of 41meters (135ft) and weighing 200 tons, the WONDER WHEEL has 24
cars, of which 16 are swinging and 8 are stationary. While you do have the option to board stationary cars and take
in views of the Atlantic, the moving cars offer a much more memorable ride. Choose one of the red or blue
swinging cars and hold on tight—as the 150-foot tall wheel turns, the cars sway back and forth until the point where
they slide down diagonally back to earth, making your stomach drop and leaving you wondering if you'll actually
slide right off the Ferris wheel onto the Boardwalk below. This wheel travels at 21.47 cm per second.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Tempozan Ferris Wheel
Tempozan Ferris Wheel is located in Osaka, Japan, at Tempozan Harbor Village, next to Osaka Aquarium
Kaiyukan, one of the largest aquariums in the world. The wheel has a height of 112.5 meters (369 ft.) and diameter
of 100 meters (330 ft.). Tempozan Ferris Wheel opened to the public on July 12, 1997. Traveling at 30.80 cm per
second, it offers a view of Osaka Bay and surrounding areas, including Mount Ikoma to the east, Akashi Kaikyō
Bridge to the west, Kansai International Airport to the south, and the Rokko Mountains to the north.
The wheel has colored lights that provide a weather forecast for the next day. Orange lights indicate a sunny day,
green lights a cloudy day and blue lights indicate rain.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Star of Taihu Lake
The Star of Lake Tai is a 115 meter (377 ft.) tall giant Ferris wheel with a diameter of 111meter (364 ft.) and is on
the shoreline of a lake. Completed in 2008, it travles at 34.19 cm per second. Passengers can enjoy the scenery of
Lake Tai and the city center. At night, lighting effects are switched on around the wheel. This is the first offshore
Ferris wheel in the world and is called “Star of Taihu Lake”. The Ferris wheel is 115 meters high above the water.
You can enjoy the scenery of Lihu Avenue and the beautiful landscape of Taihu Lake from the ferries wheel.
In addition, there are many entertainment facilities such as pirate ships and rotating horses.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Kaohsiung Eye
Dream Mall, located in Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is the largest shopping mall in Taiwan and the
largest in East Asia. It is built and operated by Tungcheng Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Uni-President
Enterprises Corporation, Taiwan's largest food conglomerate that also runs subsidiaries in many other industries. It
was designed by international architecture firm RTKL, based in Baltimore, Maryland and opened on May 12, 2007,
and contains restaurants, movie theater, gym, and entertainment facilities including a rooftop amusement park.
The rooftop amusement park at Dream Mall is the home of the Kaohsiung Eye Ferris wheel. The wheel has a
diameter of 50 meters (160 ft.). Building and wheel have a combined height of 102.5 meters (336 ft.) and travels at
17.45 cm per second.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Harbin Ferris Wheel
Harbin Ferris Wheel is a 110-meter (361 ft.) tall giant Ferris wheel in Harbin amusement park, Harbin,
Heilongjiang, China with a diameter of 100 meters. At the time of its construction in 2003, at a cost 20 million yuan
(2.42 million US dollars), it was the tallest Ferris wheel in China and the sixth tallest in the world. It has 63
passenger gondolas, each able to carry 6 passengers. Traveling at 26.18 cm per second, it offers panoramic views of
the entire city.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Daikanransha
Daikanransha is a 115-meter (377 ft.) tall Ferris wheel at Palette Town in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan with a diameter of
100 meters (328 ft.). When it opened in 1999, it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel. It has the same 100-meter (328
ft.) diameter as its world record predecessor, the Tempozan Ferris Wheel, at Osaka, but its overall height is 2.5
meters (8.2 ft.) greater.
Daikanransha is visible from the central urban area of Tokyo, and passengers can see the Tokyo Tower, the twindeck Rainbow Bridge, and Haneda Airport, as well as central Tokyo, traveling at 32.72 cm per second. The Bōsō
Peninsula and Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan, can also be seen on a clear day, and at night the wheel is
brightly lit by 120,000 neon tubes programmed to display multiple patterns in over 100 colors.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Miramar Ferris Wheel
On the roof of Miramar Entertainment Park is a 95 meter (316 ft.) tall Ferris wheel with a diameter of 70-meters
(230 ft.), second tallest in Taiwan after the 88-meter (289 ft.) Sky Wheel at Janfusun Fancyworld. The building and
wheel have a total overall height of 100 meters (330 ft.), previously the highest overall in Taiwan, but now
superseded by the Dream Mall Ferris wheel (Kaoshiung Eye) in Kaoshiung. This wheel has travels at 21.56 cm per
second.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Star of Puebla
The Star of Puebla is currently the tallest observation wheel in North America. The Star of Puebla opened on
7/8/2013 in Linear Park, Puebla, Mexico. The observation wheel is 80 meters (262 ft.) tall with a diameter of 69.8
meters (229 ft.). There are 54 cabins capable of holding up to 8 people at one time resulting in a seating capacity of
432 passengers. Traveling at 12.18 cm per second, it can accommodate a total capacity of 864 people per hour.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
The Brighton Wheel
The Brighton Wheel is located 90 minutes south of London along Great Britain's southern shore, and features a
bird's-eye view of the Sussex coastline from the comfort of your air-conditioned, enclosed capsule nearly 165 feet
above sea level. The best part: you'll get to stay onboard for as long as three full revolutions per ride, giving you
ample time to absorb the beautiful sea views around you. The Brighton Wheel website stated that the wheel was 45
meters (148 ft.) in diameter, and had a maximum height of 50 meters (160 ft.) above sea level. East Cliff near
Brighton Pier and built with private funding, its promoters anticipated that several hundred thousand visitors per
year would experience this ride traveling at 19.63 cm per second.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.
Ferris Wheels Tell the Story
There's a race on among the world's capital cities. The race is not for the world's cleanest city, or the city with the
most oxygen, or even the most expensive city in the world. The race is getting hotter as cities all over the globe vie
for the biggest one.
Shanghai Ferris Wheel
Jinjiang Action Park is the home of the Shanghai Ferris Wheel, a giant 108-meter (354 ft.) tall Ferris wheel. The
wheel has a diameter of 98 meters (322 ft.), and travels at 20.53 cm per second. Its 63 passenger cars can each carry
6 passengers who, on a clear day, can see the giant Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Pudong, the Songpu, Fengpu and
Xupu bridges on the Huangpu River in the south, and Sheshan Hill in the west. Construction started in November
2002 and it began operating in May 2003, having cost over 10 million yuan (US$1.2 million) to build.
Whew. It's getting crazy out there in Ferris wheel land, where size is important.
Directions
1) Draw an accurate diagram of the wheel showing the dimensions given.
2) Determine the height of the boarding platform.
a. Calculate the Circumference of the wheel
b. Calculate how many minutes it takes a capsule to make one revolution.
c. Explain how angle values that you provide for your table are accurate.
3) Complete a table showing the height of a single capsule changing as it rotates counterclockwise from the boarding
terminal around the wheel.
4) Create a graph showing the height changing as a given capsule rotates through one complete revolution of the wheel.
Show at least 10 well-spaced data points on your graph.
5) Use a graphing calculator to model the height of a capsule as it continues to rotate around the wheel. Show at least 90
minutes of rotation. Create a graph of the data.
6) Highlight one cycle: determine the Period, Midline, and the Amplitude. Give a brief explanation of each of these
terms as a meaningful representation of your graph describing your Ferris wheel.