RUBE GOLDBERG PROJECT
MRS. KNICELY
MY RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhwNY6UXqkk
STEP ONE
• The marble that was resting before will travel down the tube which is an example of
potential to kinetic energy
STEP TWO
• The marble will then hit the dominos which are standing, causing them to knock
into one another. This is an example of potential to kinetic energy.
STEP THREE
• The dominos knock into one another which causes a sound energy.
STEP FOUR
• The dominos push a marble which travels down a tube. This is an example of
potential to kinetic energy
STEP FIVE
• The marble travels down and hits a switch which turns on a fan. This is an
example of potential to electrical energy.
STEP SIX
• The fan turns on and blows into a “sail” or piece of paper which moves it
across the table. This is an example of electrical to wind energy. Also an
example of potential to kinetic energy.
STEP SEVEN
• The sail knocks into the dominos which causes them to knock over in a chain
reaction. This is an example of potential to kinetic energy.
STEP EIGHT
• The dominos continue to fall down until they knock into a marble which is
connected to a string that is attached to the light switch. This is an example of
potential to kinetic as well as electrical to radiant energy.
ENERGY FORMS
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Kinetic Energy- Energy that is involved with movement
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Potential Energy- energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or
because of the arrangement of parts
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Sound Energy-This type of energy is carried by the vibrations of matter. Sound
travels as longitudinal waves.
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Electrical Energy – This type of energy is the energy of moving electrical charges.
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Wind Energy - Harnessing the power of wind and converting it to energy
ADDITIONAL WORK – TRADING CARDS
• Must do five trading cards of five forms of energy that you did not use in your
Rube Goldberg Machine
• Must have a colored picture of that form of energy
• Must also show a real world use for that form of energy
ADDITIONAL WORK - MOBILE
• Must do five trading cards of five
forms of energy that you did not use
in your Rube Goldberg Machine
• Must have a colored picture of that
form of energy
• Must also show a real world use for
that form of energy
ADDITIONAL WORK – NEWS ARTICLE
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Must research three news articles or
magazine articles that describe the use
of three different forms of energy not
used in your Rube Goldberg machine
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Cut and put out on a poster board
Write a 1 paragraph (4-5 complete
sentences) about each article and place
under the article