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Simple Machines: Facts (Science Trek: Idaho Public Television) Once upon a time a person needed to move something heavy. He or she picked up a long stick and stuck it under the edge of the heavy object and then pushed down on the other end of the stick. And the first simple machine was invented. Simple machines are just that. The simplest form of using one thing to accomplish something faster or better. A tool. How to Build a Homemade Rube Goldberg Machine: 7 steps Edit Article Edited by Greg S, Nicole Willson, Maluniu, Travis Derouin and 63 others Rube Goldberg machines are a fascinating and fun way to put your creativeness to good use.

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2016 April 15 Mercury and Crescent Moon Set Image Credit & Copyright: Miguel Claro (TWAN, Dark Sky Alqueva) Explanation: Innermost planet Mercury and a thin crescent Moon are never found far from the Sun in planet Earth's skies. Taken near dusk on April 8, this colorful evening skyscape shows them both setting toward the western horizon just after the Sun.

Science Gal: Rube Goldberg Design Brief I am so excited about our next engineering project in our STEM related curriculum. We made Rube Goldberg machines! First, there are some excellent interactive computer programs that your students can do either at home or at school. ASPIRE Simple & Comples Machines In an unknown time and an uncharted place, the ASPIRE crew has accepted the challenge to assist in the completion of a city being constructed of massive stones. They must work without the advantage of modern technology. They have agreed to rely primarily on the use of the six simple machines to accomplish their mission. Before getting to work, two crew members, Harry and Pic, have used available materials to fashion themselves a tetter-totter just to give them something to do for fun. This never seems fair. Drag the slider bars to move Harry and Pic until they have becomed balanced.

Lawrence Hall of Science - 24/7 Science How fast does the wind blow? What makes things sticky? Where do insects live and plants grow? Rube Goldberg – Who is this guy and how can he help me teach STEM? Rube Goldberg Machine – a mechanism that performs a simple task using a complicated series of actions, named after an American cartoonist/artist/writer/inventor My name is Matthew Dear and I am the Senior Curriculum Developer here at Enable Education. I have my Masters in Education and have had the wonderful opportunity to teach multiple grades and levels of learners. Rube Goldberg : Home of the Official Rube Goldberg Machine Contests The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest (RGMC) is an annual international competition that challenges teams of students from middle school to college age to compete in building the most elaborate and hilarious Rube Goldberg Machine. A Rube Goldberg Machine is an overly complex contraption, designed with humor and a narrative, to accomplish a simple task. The 2015 Task is: ERASE A CHALKBOARD. Team Registration is open now! The RGMC is STEM and STEAM friendly, and Teams and their machines are judged on a range of criteria from absurd complexity, reliability, team chemistry, creativity, humor and story-telling -- along with the successful achievement of the task at hand. Download the ALL NEW CONTEST 2015 Rule Book.

Simple Machine Challenge 1. Introduce the concept that simple machines make work easier. Tell the class the definition of work used in science may differ from what most people think of as work. All About Simple Machines: Types and Functions - Easy Science For KidsEasy Science For Kids Every day you use machines without even thinking about it. A machine is anything that helps make work easier. Basic tools like staplers, screwdrivers and scissors are simple machines. InventorsToolbox: The Elements of Machines Simple Machines: These devices were all in common use for centuries before Leonardo's time. Each one makes work easier to do by providing some trade-off between the force applied and the distance over which the force is applied. Wheel and Axle In this machine a wheel or spoke is locked to a central axle so that when one is turned the other must turn.

Dirtmeister: Simple Machines Dirtmeister's Home The Inclined Plane The inclined plane is the simplest of simple machines because to make it work, nothing moves. You move!