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Energy is why things move. My hands touching the keys require energy. Take away energy, and you’ve got a still world. No movement. No heat or light. Just eternal blackness. So, what does this have to do with Rube Goldberg? Well, Rube Goldberg machines have tons of movement in them. And all of that movement…
Rube Goldberg has been a spectacular unit. I have come so far and learned so much. For example, I learned to always ask for help when you need it. I learned about innovation. I think this project has been a great learning experience. So, how did I learn those lessons? Well, I learned to ask…
So much has happened! As in, I finished my Rube Goldberg. Sure, there were some troublesome difficulties, like Imovie and the goal post, but overall everything went smoothly. And after 3 hours of work I had a finished video. So, how did I do it? Well, first Dad and I needed to get the catapult fully…
In edition 1 we talked about atoms bonding. But how do hydrogen oxygen, and carbon bond. The answer lies in something called valence electrons. Basically, an atom has an outer shell of electrons. Take carbon for example. It has a 4 outer electrons. Or hydrogen. It has 1 outer electron. So, what does this have…
Atoms are super stunning. They are unimaginable small, but they have a whole universe of their own. Atoms compose everything, but most things aren’t atoms alone. You see, atoms enjoy bonding together. You know H2O? Slang for water? But it’s not just slang. It is the atomic composition of water. Two hydrogen, and one oxygen.…
So much has happened since the last post! It all started on Sunday. I had intended to do an hour of Rube Goldberg on Saturday, but we were way too busy to make time for it. So that is how on Sunday, at 1:00 I was walking up the stairs innocently, having no sense of…
People, I am going LIVE! The action is starting right now as I prepare to set up my first stage (of my RG)… 9 min in – I just finished unpacking everything! It was tough, because there was debris everywhere on the knock hockey board, and impenetrable rapping on my marble maze. But enough complaining about…
Expert lecture six happened just a few days ago! We learned about genetics (DNA). What are genetics? Genetics are the stuff that makes up you. Your eye color, the color of your hair and much more. Jonah’s mom, Sarah (the lecturer), is an expert on genetics. She knows so much about genetics, from the color-blind…
The Rube Goldberg project continues! After waiting a few days, it was time to get started! At school yesterday we got to do a to ton of cool stuff on energy and related topics. For example we learned about kinetic energy, the energy of things moving, which will be the primary energy in my Rube Goldberg.…
Project: Making two songs on Garage Band inspired by Dvorak(see his New World Symphony at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETNoPqYAIPI.) Reflection: Overall, I highly enjoyed this project. Listening to the pieces was really fun. Making my own piece inspired by Dvorak was even more fun! I also enjoyed working with Garage Band, once I got the feel for it. I think…