Designing a Rube Goldberg Machine

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Designing a Rube Goldberg Machine

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In this lesson, students will apply their knowledge of complex and simple machines to designing a Rube Goldberg Machine. Students will calculate the mechanical advantage of 3 of the simple machines in their design. Students should also relate Newton's 3 Laws of Motion to their machine.

Education Levels:

9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Engineering, Physical Sciences

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Alabama Department of Education

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Keywords:

Simple machines, Inventors, Acceleration, Inventions, Complex machines, Energy, Force, Matter, Newton's Three Laws of Motion, Goldberg, Rube, Velocity

Mediator:

Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

ALEX - Alabama Learning Exchange

Contributor:

Connie Schultz

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Science

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Priority Academic Student Skills for Science (2000)

Physical Science

Physical Science Content Standards

XII. Interactions of Energy and Matter

Conforms To

Kansas Science Education Standards (2007)

Standard 1: Science as Inquiry

SCIENCE AS INQUIRY – The student will develop the abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry and develop an understanding of scientific inquiry.

Benchmark 1: The student will demonstrate the abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry.

Conforms To

Idaho State Achievement Standards K-12 in Science (2001)

650. Concepts of Physical Science.

Standard 01. The student will understand the structure of atoms.

Conforms To

Priority Academic Student Skills for Science (2000)

Physical Science

Physical Science Content Standards

X. Chemical Reactions

Conforms To

New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Science (2002)

Standard 5.6 (chemistry) All students will gain an understanding of the structure and behavior of matter.

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will:

A. Structure and Properties of Matter

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards - Science (2004)

Strand 5: Physical Science
Physical Science affords students the opportunity to increase their understanding of the characteristics of objects and materials they encounter daily. Students gain an understanding of the nature of matter and energy, including their forms, the changes they undergo, and their interactions. By studying objects and the forces that act upon them, students develop an understanding of the fundamental laws of motion, knowledge of the various ways energy is stored in a system, and the processes by which energy is transferred between systems and surroundings.

Concept 3: Conservation of Energy and Increase in Disorder

Conforms To

Science Curriculum Standards (2000)

I. Inquiry

B. Understandings about Scientific Inquiry

This data provided by the Achievement Standards Network

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