Thursday, January 19, 2017

Mr. Cihacek Combines Laughter and Invention with his Rube Goldberg Activities

 Mr. Cihacek's 6th grade science students spent time during the first semester creating simple machines based on Rube Goldberg projects. Rube Goldberg was a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist. These lessons are designed to bring laughter and invention together in STEM activities. 

The Rube Goldberg projects aligned with Physical Science Motion, Forces, and Energy standards!




The string and pulley will drop on the car to roll down ramp/inclined plane. 

The string and cup works as a pulley which will will drop the ball to create the domino effect.