Explains significance of individual components in machine design

(Q1, Q2, Q3, Q6, Q13)

● Identify all the simple machines in your Rube Goldberg machine.

● What are the steps of your machine?
● What class of lever(s) are in your Rube Goldberg machine?
● What is the advantage of your ramp (inclined plane)?
○ Where do we see ramps in everyday life? What is an example?
● What is a real life example of a Rube Goldberg machine? How does it work?

Reflects on and evaluates the design process

(Q4, Q7, Q10, Q11, Q12)

● What would you do differently next time?

● Did you research anything to help or inspire your design? If so, what resources did you
use?
● What changes did you make along the way? Why?
○ How does your machine differ from your blueprint? Why?
● In the design process, what part did you find most challenging? Most rewarding?
● What revisions were made in the design process?

Evaluates and analyses final design

(Q5, Q8, Q9, Q14, Q15)

● Are there any sources of error or difficulty in your machine?

● Why did you choose the materials that you chose?
○ If you had unlimited resources, would you change some aspects of your
machine, or keep it the same? Why?
● Could you interchange one on the components of your machine with a different simple
machine?
● Does your machine have any unnecessary or redundant steps? Which steps?
● Could your machine do the same task with less steps? What steps could be emitted?