Using PowerPoint you will create an animated Rube Goldberg type of device.

 

1. Your machine must have a name.
2. Each step should have a description for that step.
3. Your device must use all of the six simple machines in its design. All of the six simple machines must be clearly labeled on the design.

Pulley, Wedge, Wheel & Axle, Lever, Inclined Plane, Screw

 

 

You may choose one of the following tasks for your device or come up with your own.

·        Turn on a TV

·        Turn a page in a book

·        Water a Plant

·        Untie your shoe

·        Feed your dog

·        Press and shape cookie dough

·        Hammer a nail

·        Fry an egg

·        Turn on a light

·        Breaking an egg

·        Opening a door

·        Sharpening a pencil

 

Links relating to Rube Goldberg:

www.rubegoldberg.com

 

Who was Rube Goldberg? (Click here to find out about him)