Rube Goldberg Machine
£3.00
Description
Teams use available resources to create an amazing machine using a variety of forces. Includes activity sheet and links to videos of machines.
Learning Objectives
Science: Explain that unsupported objects fall towards the earth because of the force of gravity between the Earth and the falling object.
Notice that some forces need contact between two objects.
Recognise that some mechanisms, including levers, pulleys and gears allow a smaller force to have a bigger effect.
Resources: As many resources as you can find – see ideas list at the end of the lesson plan, science prediction sheets, clip boards and pens x 4.
Pages: 4
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