Rube Goldberg Machines

Grade/Class: Grade 8 STEM

Context: Students learn about man-made systems in Science class.

Learning: The Grade 8s built Rube Goldberg machines with the task of incorporating 9 concepts that they learned in the Systems in Action unit into the project (eg. kinetic/potential energy, newtons first/third law, simple machines). The project not only allowed them to apply their knowledge of these concepts but also to learn how to create a design, trial and error and work with group members respectfully on a challenging task.