Overview

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Standards

Partners in Time Kits:

Authors: Robin Stout, Kim Mellie, and Katrina Hamrick Subject(s): History of technology, simple machines, math skills Grade Level: 6-9 with some integration of force and efficiency equations

Problem: (video of problem)

Your restaurant is facing a dilemma…it’s the beginning of summer and no employees can report to work.  You must come up with a way to transport and fry a high volume of eggs without help. You are an engineer in charge of designing a device to move the eggs from the counter to the frying pan, and you have 22 items to create the device given a budget. 

Unit Overview:

The purpose of this unit is to have students explore the various types of simple machines. Students will be able to design and create a Rube Goldberg device that incorporates at least three different types of simple machines. Older children will be able to identify energy transformations and calculate mechanical advantage, input/output, and efficiency.

Pre Assessment:

Post Assessment:

Credits and References:

10 Jul 2007 http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html
10 Jul 2007 http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/GadgetAnatomy.html
10 Jul 2007 http://www.rube-goldberg.com
10 Jul 2007 www.edheads.org
10 Jul 2007 http://www.toonopedia.com/goldberg.htm
30 Jul 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5nmspVOz_Y
10 Jul 2007 http://hall-school.org/projects/rgoldberg/index.htm
10 Jul 2007 http://blogger.com
10 Jul 2007 http://www.dinah.com/egroup/Archives.htm
10 Jul 2007 http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/forcesandmotion/