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Rube Goldberg Machine Activity Guide

A Rube Goldberg machine is a deliberately over-engineered or unnecessarily complex device to perform a very simple task in a complicated fashion, usually including a chain reaction. The machine transforms various forms of potential energy into kinetic energy through a series of steps, creating unlikely methods to accomplish menial tasks. Students are asked to define a Rube Goldberg machine, explain the energy transformations occurring in a video, draw components of the machine, and suggest any changes they would make to improve the design.

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Rube Goldberg Machine Activity Guide

A Rube Goldberg machine is a deliberately over-engineered or unnecessarily complex device to perform a very simple task in a complicated fashion, usually including a chain reaction. The machine transforms various forms of potential energy into kinetic energy through a series of steps, creating unlikely methods to accomplish menial tasks. Students are asked to define a Rube Goldberg machine, explain the energy transformations occurring in a video, draw components of the machine, and suggest any changes they would make to improve the design.

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RUBE GOLDBERG Fill in the boxes below as the video


is playing. You will have a couple
minutes after to complete your
thoughts. Please write in
What is your complete sentences.
definition of a
Date: Rube Goldberg
machine?

To the best of
Class: Physical Science your knowledge-
explain what is
happening in
Teacher: Ms. Williams terms of energy.

List some
considerations
you would make if
you were to make Draw a few pieces of the machine that you
your own. saw in the video. Indicate with arrows the
direction of the ball throughout.

Draw or explain any


changes you would
make to the Rube
I Goldberg machines
shown in the video.

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