Event Year: 2021 Event Location: Virtual Competition: Energy Transfer Machine Division: 6-8 School: Central Middle Team Size: 4
Elle, Laricette, Sydney, and Veronica
Here’s a side angle of our machine!
We will be making a Rube Goldberg style device for the Energy Whiz competition. Our device will be pouring some pancake batter into a hot pan. We will attempt do this within 10 steps-
Press car Button
Car hits pendulum
Pendulum hits dominos
Dominos hit ping-pong ball
Ping-pong ball hits dominos
Dominos hit another ping-pong ball
Ping-pong ball hits dominos
Dominos hit tennis ball
Tennis ball falls into balance cup
Cup hits scale and pours batter into pan
Although we did run into some problems, it all worked out in the end. Veronica did have to go in to help at a couple points but at least our machine achieved something!
We had a lot of fun doing this project, and, though we didn’t achieve what we were hoping to, we ended up learning a lot and making new friends along the way!
Great concept and seems that you knew what the machine was intended to do, it just needed a little help. Great effort and very imaginative end use making pancakes!
Great concept and seems that you knew what the machine was intended to do, it just needed a little help. Great effort and very imaginative end use making pancakes!
I really like the effort and the positive attitude, that’s the key! Keep trying and you will succeed !