Martin+Reflection

Rube Goldberg Machines Reflection Questions 1. present information about your Rube Goldberg machine and discuss what you learned during this activity about: a/ simple machines b/ working in groups c/ the design process and turning designs into reality 2. explain how the activity helped you understand more about systems of simple machines and about the concept of work and energy transfer. 3. discuss any problems you had during the design and construction phases of the project and how you overcame these problems (if indeed you did overcome them). 4. explain how you tried to address the three criteria of self-assessment for your Rube Goldberg (check on the project page for these). 5. discuss how you might change the way you approached the task if you had to do it again in order to experience more success/greater understanding 6. design a marking scheme for your reflections that covers how well you addressed the five points listed above and then mark your own reflections. Answers
 * 1) We’ve learned that Inclined planes are good for things going down, Wedges are good foe popping balloons, Gears are the simple machine that make the pullback cars go and A wheel simple machine includes anything that rolls
 * 2) We at first had troubles with working in a group but we ended up working great
 * 3) We had to change our design as it would have been too hard to make but our new plan was even better anyways
 * 4) It helped us learn how simple machines worked in progress and how doing one little movement (word) can start a whole series of events
 * 5) The problems we had in design the 1st balloon poping when the ninja was going to pop that balloon but we solved it with a car doing it instead
 * 6) We made sure ours was the longest (PLAN COMPLETE BYE THE WAY) have made sure to include as many simple machines as we can and making the balloons pop while knowing the machines we used
 * 7) If we did it again we would get everything ready for the final attempt better also we would try to use the pulley the screw and the lever so we can have a better understanding of it
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