Rube Goldberg Machines: Force and Motion
This is a lesson designed for 4th and 5th grade. It would come at the end of the unit on Force and Motion. It describes a wonderful machine called a Rube Goldberg Machine.
This lesson includes an ELA standard, Art standard as well as Science and Engineering standards. In this lesson, students will read or listen to a story, watch several videos, and read informational text and write a summary. They will finish by creating a Rube Goldberg machine sketch.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Vjo9ex4YYzojgc1uDqUsaSK9f1lje7KU/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P3: Net Force P4: Energy Transfer Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S4: Apply Science to Engineering English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Literature) WritingRelated Content
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