The Rube Goldberg Exhibition
A rube Goldberg is a chain reaction machine that consists of many complicated steps that accomplish a simple task. This project was a 8 weeks and during this project we studied physics concepts to apply them to create our own chain reaction machine of our own. My partners and I made a machine that rung a bell. Our rube began when a car rolled down a ramp, energy transferred from domino's, marbles, ramps, to finally ring the bell. Each groups rube was required to complete at least 12 steps. As well as 6 calculations using equations we had learned to analyze differently.
During this project I learned how to use a drill since I didn't know what a drill bit was before this project. It really helped to know since we used to attach many objects and a lever. I think using the photogate was the most helpful with making equations although at first I did struggle.As well learning how to problem solve when our rube wasn't working. When we were drilling the golf ball it had to be positioned a certain way or our object would not go into the right position.
Life in the cold summary and reflection: |
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Project Description: During this project, we created a scientific question and different experiments to test our hypothesis. We mainly focused on winter recreation and survival and my groups question was how does the breathability of different materials affect their ability to retain heat. To do this we used a thermal camera to collect the surface temperature of our test subject. We used our thinking skills to develop a question and create a well written lab report. Our group had to go through a lot of refinement to get our hypothesis. The roles I played in my group were materials and introduction and group leader as well as helping in discussion. I tried my best to keep our group on task and to spend our time most efficiently. I refined my work and reorganized the information as needed as well as adding information I had forgotten to include.
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