Design and Build a Rube Goldberg

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Design and Build a Rube Goldberg

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In this two-part activity, students design and build Rube Goldberg machines. This open-ended challenge employs the engineering design process and may have a pre-determined purpose, such as rolling a marble into a cup from a distance, or let students decide the purposes.

Education Levels:

7, 8, 9

Subject:

Physics, Engineering

Resource Type:

Activity

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

TeachEngineering

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Keywords:

Rube Goldberg, Simple machines

Mediator:

Secondary school teachers, Middle school teachers

Publisher:

TeachEngineering

Contributor:

Michael J. Bendewald, Janet Yowell

Is Part Of:

http://www.teachengineering.org/

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

Hot glue; Construction paper; Marbles; Small paper cups; Paper towels tubes; String; Jumbo paper clips; Rubber bands; PVC pipe

Learning Time:

75 minutes

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Science

Instructional Methods

Assessment Method:

Observation

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Colorado Academic Standards for Mathematics (2009)

Number Sense, Properties, and Operations

Formulate, represent, and use algorithms with rational numbers flexibly, accurately, and efficiently

Add, subtract, multiply and divide rational numbers including integers, positive and negative fractions and decimals

Conforms To

Colorado Academic Standards for Mathematics (2009)

Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Structures

Linear functions model situations with a constant rate of change and can be represented algebraically, graphically, and using tables

Use representations of linear functions to analyze situations and solve problems

Conforms To

Colorado Academic Standards for Science (2009)

Physical Science

Identify and calculate the direction and magnitude of forces that act on an object, and explain the results in the object's change of motion

Predict and evaluate the movement of an object by examining the forces applied to it

Conforms To

Colorado Academic Standards for Science (2009)

Physical Science

Identify and calculate the direction and magnitude of forces that act on an object, and explain the results in the object's change of motion

Use mathematical expressions to describe the movement of an object

Conforms To

Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology (2000)

Design

Standard 9. Students will develop an understanding of engineering design.

In order to comprehend engineering design, students should learn that:

G. Brainstorming is a group problem-solving design process in which each person in the group presents his or her ideas in an open forum.

Conforms To

Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology (2000)

Abilities for a Technological World

Standard 11. Students will develop abilities to apply the design process.

As part of learning how to apply design processes, students should learn that:

J. Make two-dimensional and three-dimensional representations of the designed solution.

Major Correlation

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (2010)

The Number System

Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers.

Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving the four operations with rational numbers.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (2010)

Expressions and Equations

Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.

Analyze and solve pairs of simultaneous linear equations.

Solve real-world and mathematical problems leading to two linear equations in two variables.

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Design and Build a Rube Goldberg

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