Rube Goldberg Project

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Rube Goldberg Project

• A Image from the incredible machine game

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Definition of A rube Goldberg Machine
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Who is Rube Goldberg?
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Examples of Rube Machines in advertising, movies
and the real world
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The Way Things Go

• Video Presentation of a Rube Goldberg machine

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What is the project about?
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Goals and Objectives

• You have completed the final classroom test of
  Physics portion of 9th grade Science.
• This project will test how well you can connect
  the material covered in class to your solution to
  a real world challenge.
• The use of creativity is required and desired!!

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The challenge

• Each student or group will create a Rube Goldberg
  based machine or design of a machine that
  complete a simple task in the most complicated
  way imaginable.
• For Drama and Dance majors, an interpretation of
  a Rube Goldberg-based machine using your
  abilities will be considered by the teacher

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Project choices
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Your project choices are

• Create a
• 1) working machine that can be
  demonstrated at school
• 2) working machine that can be
  videotaped in action at home
• 3) a visual design of a machine
• 4) a different interpretation acceptable
• to Mr. Baker

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New option continued

• Will have to connect your life to the concepts
  discussed in class just like the other groups and
  individuals

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New option for period 7,5

• Create The day in your life Rube
• List 32 actions that happen to you over the
  course of a single 24-48 hour period
• Each action is different from the other actions
  in some significant way

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Option Three

• If not doing either of the previous options, you
  must work on connecting concepts listed on the
  assignment sheet to your design or machine

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Project requirements
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Checklist for visual rube designers

• Main medium of presentation ________
• At least 16 steps _______
• 2 examples of at least 3 different forms of
  visual images _______
• Type of presentation (sequential, all in one
  picture or other) _________
• Written explanation of rube ______
• Having someone other than you read your written
  explanation for clarity _____
• Clean, neat presentation ________
• A clear photograph of your final presentation, if
  applicable _______

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Checklist for Builders of Rube Machines

• A minimum of 8 steps _______
• The entire rube works with no touches or outside
  help for at least one run in front of teacher or
  on camera ______
• Nothing dangerous or harmful was used _______
• Nobody was injured or harmed during the operation
  of the Rube ______
• Video or photographic explanation of the Rube is
  created _______
• Video, photographic and or journal entries
  describe the groups efforts to produce the rube,
  from concept to final run. _______

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A t least one connection to each of these
concepts must described for full credit

• An object that is accelerating by increasing its
  speed
• An object that is accelerating by decreasing its
  speed
• An object that is accelerating with constant
  velocity
• An object with unbalanced forces, resulting in a
  sliding motion
• Two examples of objects demonstrating Newtons
  first law, one not moving and one in motion.
• Identification of at least 2 sets of
  action-reaction forces one set involving an
  object that is in motion, the other set involving
  something that is stationary

• 7. An object that is in free-fall for more than
  1/10th of a second
• 8. An example of the conservation of momentum,
  where momentum is transferred from one object to
  another
• 9. An example where forces are applied to an
  object, but no work is done by those forces on
  that object.
• 10. An example where the KE of an object
  decreases as its GPE increases
• 11. An example where the GPE of an object
  decreases as its KE increases
• 12. An example where significant energy was
  transferred from one object to another through
  use of waves and where the receiving object
  changes its motion as a result

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To get maximum credit for your Rube, you have to
connect objects, actions or events that with the
following physical values

1. The object obtaining the highest speed
2. The object or point in the rube that has the
   greatest number of different forces applied to
   it.
3. 3 different locations of frictional forces
   created by the contact of different materials
4. The object with the largest amount of inertia
   that moves during the operation of the rube
5. Determine which object has the greatest amount of
   momentum during the operation of your Rube
6. The force that does the greatest amount of work
   during the operation of the Rube
7. The force that produces the highest power rating
8. Identification of use of at least 4 out of the 6
   simple machines in the operation of the Rube

• The object undergoing the greatest displacement
• The exact moment and location when an object has
  the most GPE during the operation of the rube
• Identification of the moment and location when
  objects possess either chemical or
  electromagnetic energy
• Identification of a medium through which a
  significant (noticeable) amount of energy is
  transmitted
• Determine which object makes the sound with the
  highest pitch during operation of the rube
• Determine which object makes the sound with the
  highest intensity during operation of the Rube
• The exact moment and location when an object has
  the most KE during the operation of the rube

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To get maximum credit for your Rube, you should
be able to include in your rube, an example of at
least 3 of the following concepts

• Demonstration of use of all 6 simple machines at
  least once during operation of the Rube
• Identification and use of at least one compound
  machine during operation of the Rube
• Use of a machine with a mechanical advantage of
  greater than one during operation of the Rube
• An object that demonstrates the Doppler effect
• An object that achieves terminal velocity

• 6. Use of an object that visually demonstrates
  the interference of light
• 7. The use of sound waves to make an object move
• 8. Use an object with your favorite color and
  determine the frequency or frequencies of light
  that must be reflected into your eyes for you to
  see that color
• 9. Use of infrared, ultraviolet or microwaves to
  make something move and trigger the next step in
  the Rube

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What is required from you

• Visual Presentation
• 1) Minimum of 16 steps (all different)
• 2) Use of variety of materials to create the
  presentation
• 3) Style, Quality counts
• 4) Theme (option)
• 5) Connect concepts to the design
• 6) Collect data based on your design
• 7) Calculate physical values based on collected
  data
• 8) Have a photograph taken of your finished
  design

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Partners

• No partner on the visual design
• Can partner with one person on constructing a
  working rube machine
• Partner may come from any of my Physical Science
  classes
• All honors student groups graded at honors level

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Physical Presentations

• 1) Minimum of 8 steps (all different)
• 2) A mistake free run (live or videotaped)
• 3) A variety of materials used
• 4) Videotaped (no more than 10 minutes long)
  showing the process of construction
• 5) Theme (option)
• 6) Connect concepts to the design
• 7) Collect data based on your design
• 8) Calculate physical values based on collected
  data

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Features of Rube Machine

• Very simple task to be completed by machine
• Many intermediate steps
• more for the drawn design
• less for actual construction
• Most of the work will be done at home, not during
  class time

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What can your Rube be designed to accomplish
Some Previous topics
Make breakfast
Flush a toilet
Paint a Picture
Open a door
Flush a toilet
Kick off a party
Catch Bin-Laden
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There are no wrong solutions!

• Just incomplete ones

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Limitations on choice of Actions or Steps

• May not be derogatory to any individual or group
• For the builders
• candles are the only source of open flame allowed
  (with parent permission)
• Nothing that is dangerous to yourself, others, or
  the surrounding environment
• Additional limitations for those presentingin
  school

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What is a step?

• Generally associated with an action
• Significant Transfer of energy

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Connections

• Some of the topics you need to connect to the
  Rube
• Net Force Friction KE
• Work done Refraction Pitch
• Displacement 1st Law MA
• Simple Machines Acceleration 3rd law
• Transverse Waves Momentum Inertia

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Rube

• Connections to Physics
• Sentences
• Detail description
• Calculations
• Equation
• Data
• Show calculations
• Units

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Rube

• Performance part questions
• Connections to physics questions
• Calculation questions
• Show equation, values and work
• All but the calculations typed, printed neatly

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Equations needed

• Use a value to the nearest tenth

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Tips on Building/Designing a Rube Machine
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How to start designing/building a rube machine

• Start with you final task
• What action could be created to trigger the final
  action
• examples

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Information for your agenda

• Tuesday 1-22-08
• Student must state their choice of project
  format, and partners (if applicable)
• Tuesday, February 12th
• All final photos, videos, presentations and
  paperwork are due by the end of the day
• 300pm

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ARE YOU-
Your First Descision
A creator of visual designs ?
A builder of working machines?
Got another idea?
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Presentation Info
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Your work will be presented to the rest of the
class

• Hung up in class
• Photographed and placed on my website
• Videotaped and either linked to or placed on my
  website
• Presented in front of me and other
  student-teachers

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Rube Grade Rubric
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Half of the projects grade comes from the
creation of the Rube

• The other half comes from connecting physics to
  parts of the rube