Rube Goldburg Project
In groups of 3, you will design and build a complex contraption that performs a simple task. In addition, you must demonstrate the application physics concepts and support this with calculations to explain the motion or transfer of energy for each step.
Completed projects will include the following:
Reflection:
1. What hands on skills did you learn through working in your group?
I learned how to collaborate with with my group. And how to use power tools during construction. I learned how to design on tinkercad.
2. What steps were most challenging to make work?
The hardest step was the cup dropping food into the blender and blending it.
3.What was the hardest part of doing this project, how did you persevere?
The hardest part was learning how to predict where an object is going to fall and the momentum of the object. How I persevered was by asking for help.
Completed projects will include the following:
- The contraption
- A typed guide, explaining the process of each step (at least 12), the physics concept involved, and the necessary calculations (at least 6).
- A drawn, or computer drafted blueprint and/or a video detailing the contraption
Reflection:
1. What hands on skills did you learn through working in your group?
I learned how to collaborate with with my group. And how to use power tools during construction. I learned how to design on tinkercad.
2. What steps were most challenging to make work?
The hardest step was the cup dropping food into the blender and blending it.
3.What was the hardest part of doing this project, how did you persevere?
The hardest part was learning how to predict where an object is going to fall and the momentum of the object. How I persevered was by asking for help.