Rube Goldberg Machine in the Makerspace!

These students have been working hard in the Makerspace to create a Rube Goldberg Machine that demonstrates the transfer of 8 different types of energies: Kinetic, Thermal, Electromagnetic, Gravitational Potential, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, and Nuclear energies. 

The students worked on defining the type of energy from prior knowledge and identifying real life examples for each energy type. From there, the students began to bring it to life with items we have already in the Makerspace.  The students were very engaged today and excited when they finally accomplished their goal!  This project was not easy for them and required a great deal of patience and perseverance throughout the entire trial and error period. The students were able to utilize the materials in the Makerspace to creativity accomplish their goal.  The administration and a group of their peers came to see what they accomplished.  This was so much fun!




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