Pre-Engineering

Rube Goldberg Assignment #4

murphy_s@surreyschools.ca
http://fhlearn.ca/smurphy
This time we build.

Objective: zip a zipper

# of required steps: 10 (not including zipping of zipper)
Budget: $5
Group: of 2 ($5, 10 steps), 3 ($7.50, 15 steps), 4 ($10, 20 steps)
Materials I provide: whatever you can find that I approve from my room 102, ie
spaghetti and straws
Materials you can use from the shop: scrap wood, metal fasteners, scrap metal,
white glue, and paper.
o If you find other materials youd like to use, please ask permission
Materials you can provide: ANYTHING you can find, as long as the total value of
those items (if purchased) is $5 or less.
o Examples: toilet paper rolls, hot glue, lego, bottles, baking supplies,
miscellaneous recycled objects, paper cups, etc.
Materials NOT allowed: Anything that isnt school appropriate or is against school
rules. i.e. knives, fireworks, etc.
Assessment: your project will be out of 300 marks
o 100- design, planning, drafting
Ideation sketches
Rough draft
Final draft
Materials list
o 100- construction
Shop safety
Neatness
Intricacy
Originality
o 100- presentation
Physical presentation
Call me into whatever shop this contraption is in, explain the
steps, then run the machine
Digital presentation
Make a video, photo collage, or some type of digital
presentation of your final working machine.with a URL.
o DUE DATE: April 17, 2:45
o Helpful resources:
The INTERNET
o THINGS TO CONSIDER:
levers, pulleys, rolling balls, ramps, tubes, and the domino effect to
keep things moving

Last but not least, Have Fun!!!!