The third graders recently learned about the famous cartoonist Rube Goldberg. He is well known for the elaborate crazy contraptions he drew of complicated chain reactions that, in the end, performed a simple task. Each of the third graders were then inspired to use the engineering design process, together with what they learned about forces and motion in science, to create their own Rube Goldberg Machines. They each came up with their own design for a contraption with at least 4 chain reactions to complete a simple task. The third graders used great perseverance to keep trying and redesigning until their machine worked!
The third graders were excited to share their videos with each other and the second graders. Check out some of them below!
- Gumball Machine
- Cereal in Bowl Machine
- Lizard Trap Machine
- Lights Off Machine
- Writing Machine
- Music Machine
- Ball in Basket
- Cheerios in Bowl Machine
- Balloon Pop Machine
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