Introduction
Rube Goldberg (1883-1970) was a cartoonist who is famous for his drawings of marvelous inventions that did simple things. You and your team are going to create a marvelous invention that uses many transfers of energy and simple machines to do one simple thing.
Task
First we need to review concepts from the past year. Using your notes, answer the following questions in your Student Journal:
What is work?
What are the six simple machines?
How do machines multiply force without multiplying work?
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
Process
Complete the section_________ in your Student Journal.
Evaluation
Many of Rube Goldberg's cartoons seemed too far-fetched to actually work. Complete the Rube Goldberg Activity Sheet to determine the feasibility of his machine.