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Rube Goldberg #6

on March 7, 2019

Rube Goldberg Blog Post #6

The Final Reflection

While building the Rube Goldberg machine, I learnt a few science-related lessons and also a few real world lessons.

The process of designing, sketching and building was a great learning experience. I found that what you sketch on paper does not always work in reality. For example, I thought that a car moving on a bridge would be really cool, and it looked like it would work when I sketched it out. But I found that my bridge was not designed for cars (it was part of a train set!), and had tracks on it. The car that I picked had wheels that were smaller that the tracks, so I had to find a car with bigger wheels for it to work. I also saw that a marble rolls better on a smooth surface than a rough one (this is because of friction). I was also able to see how to use gravity to move different objects. These were some of the many science-related lessons that I learnt.


I also learnt is that if something doesn’t work, keep trying, and try new things. When I was building the machine, the second to last step with the yo-yo didn’t work and I was stuck on how to make it better. Then I thought, let me try something totally new! I made a new design using a bell and dominos, and it worked! I learnt that there may not be success on the first try, this learning experience can also be applied to life. I also learnt to manage my time and not wait till the last day to get my machine working. These were some of the many real world lessons that I learnt.

Overall, my experience with Rube Goldberg was awesome and I really loved all aspects of the project (thinking of ideas, designing, sketching, building, testing, re-building, re-testing, and the successful conclusion).  The project was always fun but sometimes it got a little complicated. When I had success in making the complicated steps work, I felt really proud of myself. The Rube Goldberg project has been a wonderful and memorable experience for me.

 

Here is a link to my Rube Goldberg machine:

Maya’s Rube Goldberg Project

 

Here is a photo of my sketch:


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