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MEET RUBE GOLDBERG
SIMPLE MACHINES
KEY PHYSICS PRINCIPLES
500 NN
500 NN
KEY PHYSICS PRINCIPLES: MOMENTUM
Momentum is the product of a body’s mass and its velocity
Conservation of Momentum Momentum is conserved for any interaction between two objects in an isolated system.
KEY PHYSICS PRINCIPLES: ENERGY
Energy is defined as the capacity to do work (displacement in direction of a force)
Conservation of Energy Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transformed from one form to another. The total amount of energy remains constant.
MAKE A MACHINE
• Come up with a theme • Create an end goal for the final step i.e. blow out a candle, pop a
balloon, raise a flag • Works backwards beginning with the final step and ending with the first. • Challenge your team with time and step minimums, dimension
maximums, or limited supplies. • Try to utilize different kinds of energy i.e. kinetic, potential, elastic,
thermal
START BUILDING!
EXAMPLE OF A MACHINE
REFERENCES
Rube goldberg.com Study.com Sciencing.com Encyclopedia.com