• Students identify and explore the uses of simple machines including a screw, wedge, pulley, inclined plane, lever and wheel and axle.
• Students research other Rube Goldberg inventions in order to understand the requirements of this task.
• Students draw a plan of a Rube Goldberg invention that will fit the criteria, eg at least three transfers of energy. This design plan should indicate materials required, lengths, heights, positions and angles of placement. Some students may develop a scale