Chain Reaction II

Participants will use an assortment of items (mainly household items) to complete Rube Goldberg-type challenges.

Encourage guest to build a device that will complete a task through the use of chain reactions. Using basic physics concepts (inertia, gravity, force, motion) and common items, guests will build Rube Goldberg-type machines.

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Chain Reaction II

subject

Force and Motion

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materials

  • Paper towel/toilet paper tubes

  • Rubber bands

  • Plastic spoons

  • String

  • Toy building blocks

  • Ping pong balls (to serve as object to be moved by machine)

  • Plastic cups

  • Tape

  • Cut up pool noodles

  • Paper clips

  • Styrofoam

  • Cardboard

  • Slinkies

  • Popsicle sticks

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keywords

engineering, chain reaction, physics, inertia, force, gravity, motion, collaboration, making, arts and crafts, friction

source

COSI