Physics : The Goldberg Machine Lab

Energy can be transformed but cannot be got rid of. There are lots of forms of energy but chemical energy is the most common form of energy. Energy is a chemical bond that combines atoms or molecules with each other. When the new bond is formed between to atoms the energy helps the formation. The energy that helps is normally heat energy but can also be light or electrical. When the bond is broken atoms get realised as does the energy in the bond.

Energy is the strength and ability that is required in order to perform physical or mental activities. There are different forms of energy these consist of: magnetic, kinetic, heat, light, gravitational, chemical, sound, electrical, elastic and nuclear.

Energy it is the ability to do work. Energy cannot be destroyed but it can be changed to another form. Without energy we would not be able to growth or move. To stay alive we need regular and permanent supply of energy or else we would die. Without energy our body would not be able to carry out processes such as:

Suppose a Hard mini ball is placed in an automatic air power sealed containerYou will notice that no matter how much you will leave the ball bunching the ball will never stop bouncing. That happens because the ball develops both potential and kinetic energy,the sum of those two give us the mechanical energy which remains constant.

605). Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it only changes form. There are several sources of heat. These sources are chemical, mechanical, electrical, and nuclear.

The imagine that is displayed in the textbook is called the Rube Goldberg Machine. It was invented by a cartoonist named, Jeffrey Coolidge, whom was known for displaying simple tasks in complex ways. The image presented in the textbook, is showing how to turn on a light switch, by moving necessary objects with certain amount of force to be triggered. One must first set the obstacle into action for the effect to happen.

INTRODUCTION Energy is the ability to do work. It can transform into different types of energy such as potential and Kinetic. Potential and Kinetic energy are two opposite types of energy. Potential is energy of position-when an item is unmoving it has the potential to move. Kinetic energy is energy of motion-as the item is in motion it is converted to kinetic.

If I were to assign myself a mark, I would give myself a level 4. Firstly, our machine had more than four subsystems, which was more than what was required. In addition, many of our subsystems were not too simple, such as the pendulum and the catapult, which took several trials. In fact, it took us 37 tests to complete get the machine to do the task. However, we were determined and had the perseverance to finish this project. Furthermore, we put a lot of time and effort to make our Rube Goldberg work. We put extra work to our Rube Goldberg by testing and doing the project at school and at home. Moreover, we took the responsibility to get to talk to you about how well our project was and what modifications we can do to make the machine better.

Our group designed a rube goldberg machine. Rube Goldberg machines were first invented by Reuben Garret Lucius Goldberg. A rube goldberg machine is a complex machine used to do a very simple task. Each group had a different task, but the task assigned to us was to flip a light switch. Building a rube goldberg machine took some time, but we were able to accomplish this task.

In the “Carry That Weight” project the group “Toon Squad” must build a device to move a puck linearly exactly eighteen feet using only the force created by one or two mousetraps and make it small enough to fit in a shoe box. In this report the “Toon Squad” will go over the groups identified problems followed by the ideas and solutions thought up by the group and then finish with the planned future work to complete the project.

Every Sunday morning, Americans fetch their newspapers from their porch, grab a steaming cup of coffee, and flip the thin sheets to the comic section. This ritual creates a connection between a cartoonist and his audience. Creating giggles and chuckles with his comic strips, Rube Goldberg took his fascination of technology and combined it with the belief that Americans complicate plans to complete simple tasks, giving birth to the Rube Goldberg Machine. His goal was to reverse the actual function of a machine, making difficult things simple, to express his feelings toward Americans. The machine relies on the relationships between everyday objects to get from point A to point B. For example, Goldberg devised a contraption entitled “How to Get Rid of a Mouse.” The idea is that a mouse will dive for a painting of cheese, flying through the canvas and onto the hot stove. Then, he will jump onto an ice cube to cool off, and a moving escalator will drop him on a boxing glove that knocks him into a basket. The basket, tied to a rocket, will set the miniature rocket off and fly him to the moon. If one step goes awry, the machine fails. All the seemingly random parts are connected by one main goal: getting rid of a mouse.

We decided as a group to name our Goldberg machine DAB. Ruchi P. , Jesse Wilson, Jesse T., Sam G. and I created this spectacular machine. The purpose of our machine was to create 6 steps in order to water a plant. Our machine worked very well in my opinion, our first step involved a marble rolling down a ramp we made. Step two the marble hits ten domino's, step three has the domino’s hit a pool ball and the pool ball rolls down a small ramp. Step four the pool ball hits a toy car the has a sting attached to it, when the pool bar hits the toy car the car rolls down a big ramp and step five as the toy car with the string go’s down the ramp it turns the sink on. Step six as the water comes out it goes into a PVC pipe and falls onto the

All of these require energy, and energy is what physics is all about. There is kinetic energy, potential energy, conservation of energy, velocity, acceleration, mass, force, and gravity. Energy gives you the ability to do work. Energy is everywhere in nature

Firstly, energy is a power produced from physical or chemical resources, such as heat provided to work the machines. It defines the capacity for doing the work, generating heat, etc… There are many types of energies such as mechanical, electrical, thermal, nuclear, etc… This essay will cover thermal energy. Thermal energy is the random motion of particles in the substance. An example of this situation would be warming a cup of water, where water particles gets in random motion when heated. The uses of thermal energy are very broad. Thermal energy is used in simple tasks such as a coffee maker, to a solar plant. It is

Energy in a system may be transformed so that it resides in a different state. Energy in many states may be used to do many varieties of physical work. Energy may be used in natural processes or machines, or else to provide some service to society (such as heat, light, or motion). For example, an internal combustion engine converts the potential chemical energy in gasoline and oxygen into heat, which is then transformed into the propulsive energy (kinetic energy that moves a vehicle). A solar cell converts solar radiation into electrical energy that can then be used to light a bulb or power a computer.