The Energy Story
Energy
Is Born
Energy
Types
Energy
Changes
Energy
Generation
The Energy Problem
The Energy Solution |
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Energy
Changes
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We have
seen many examples of energy changes, from simple changes
from one type into another, to chains of energy changes that
may or may not be continuous. The project below will give
you a chance to practice your knowledge of energy types, energy
changes, and chains of energy changes.
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Rube
Goldberg Project
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Introduction
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Rube
Goldberg was an award-winning cartoonist, who drew machines
and contraptions of marvelous complexity and ingenuity to
perform such basic tasks as scratching your back or killing
a mosquito. Rube created these drawings for 55 years, from
the period of World War I to his death in 1970.
Goldberg's
drawings of absurdly connected machines that actually seemed
to work became so widely known that Webster's Dictionary added
"rube goldberg" to its listing, defining it as "accomplishing
by extremely complex, roundabout means what seemingly could
be done simply." His name has become associated with
any screwball apparatus that performs a simple task.
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Here
is a Rube Goldberg drawing of a device designed to use a napkin.
More information about Goldberg and his drawings can be found
on the web sites listed below.
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Rube
Goldberg TM & © of Rube Goldberg, Inc. Distributed by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc |
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Assignment
- Rube Goldberg Drawing
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Rube
Goldberg devices are wonderful examples of energy changing from
one type to another type.
Objective:
Make a drawing of a Rube Goldberg device of your own creation
which includes examples of each of the 10 basic types of
energy and 10 different energy changes. |
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10
energies
- these should be clearly labeled and numbered in blue
next to where the energy occurs in the drawing. |
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10
different energy changes - arrows should be drawn
connecting each energy in the drawing to the next in red
to show how one type of energy is changing into another.
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Make sure you label all of the energies on your drawing even
if they are duplicates and not part of the 10 energies in blue.
Also, show all energy changes even if they are not the 10 different
ones whose arrows are in red. Not all energies will be connected
with arrows since not all energies will be directly changing
from one form to another. Some energies will not change into
another, but cause an energy from another source to be started.
Remember the example of the broken energy chain. |
Materials:
Large paper and drawing crayons. Fee free to use any other art
supplies that you deem necessary.
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| Grading
Rubric: |
10
correct energies @ 1 point each |
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10
correct energy changes @1 point each |
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all
other energies and changes shown = 5 points |
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artistic
and energy creativity = 5 points |
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Total
Points |
30
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