Rube+Goldburg+Assignment

//** a. Identify the Problem: **// 1. How does the Design Cycle apply to your project, life, and society? a. Project: It will help me create a better project b. Life (Think future jobs): If i create better projects it will help me get a better job c. Society: If i can build better projects i can help out people better 2. Identify the problem: //** b. Develop the Design Brief: **// 3. What is a Rube Goldberg? A complicated way to do something 4. What supplies do you have? popsicle sticks, straws, a box, plastic balls, gears, cup, tube, spring, bolt, screw, styriphome 5. What supplies do you need? milk carton, string 6. List all the requirements you must meet to create the Rube Goldberg Machine:
 * media type="file" key="Movie on 2011-04-27 at 09.31 proaches to Learning: Human Ingenuity **
 * Unit Questions: How is the Design Cycle important to the successful outcome of a project? **
 * STEP 1: INVESTIGATE **
 * // c. Formulate a Design Specification - The Design Brief Continued: //**

=Requirements: =
 * 1) It must be at least three feet tall.
 * 2) It must have at least 5 straight drops. All five drops must be a different length.
 * 3) It must change directions at least 15 times. You decide the direction and the slope.
 * 4) It must stand on it’s own. You cannot use a table or chair to balance it.
 * 5) It also must be portable.
 * 6) You may only use the materials provided.
 * 7) You may also bring one throw away items from home. For example, a milk carton, juice carton, a box, egg carton, and/or a cereal box. Do not bug your parents and tell them you need a milk carton. Get some thing that is not needed any more.
 * 8) Create a new page on your wiki and name it "IB Design Cycle" - your entire Design Folder should be posted on this page. Copy and paste the Design Folder onto your new page.

7. Add two of your own requirements: (You need to make sure you meet these requirements!) That it actually works, it recycles a carton of milk 8. How many times will you test your machine before the final test? 3 times a day 9. Why is it important to test your machine before the final day? to make sure it actually works 10. How does making a Rube Goldberg Machine apply to a real world situation? It helps people be creative. // a. Design a Product or Solution: // 11. Create three completely different designs: Please fill out this chart [|IB Brainstorming Chart .pdf] and hand the paper in the basket when you are finished with all of Step 2 (all of the Plan section). // b. Plan a Product or Solution: // 12. Which design do you think will work best? The first design 13. Why did you choose this design? It is the best design for the amount of time we have. On the back of your Brainstorming Chart, sketch your design and the parts you need to complete your Rube Goldberg. Don't forget you can bring two items from home per group. 14. List the steps to create your design: (You need to create your own steps and organize your time and resources. Each day you should have a list of things you need to accomplish in order to get done by the due date.) March 30: Ryan and I start making a pathway for the marble to go on Lyle will work on catapult March 31: Ryan and I will continue making a path and lyle will work on catapult April 1: Lyle continues to work on catapult and Ryan and I finish up the path.
 * STEP 2: PLAN **

// a. Use Appropriate Techniques and Equipment: // 15. List three safety tips you need to follow to while creating your machine: Dont touch the tip on glue gun. Don't point the tip of glue gun at others, don't run with scissors // b. Follow the Plan: // 16. Did you follow your plan? Yes 17. Did you create steps that were easy to follow? yes 18. Did you follow my requirements? yes 19. Did you follow your requirements? yes // c. Create the Product/Solution: // 20. What areas of your did you need to troubleshoot? The track, and catapult 21. Were you able to troubleshoot effectively? Explain: yes because it worked // a. Evaluate the Product/Solution: // 22. Was your design successful? yes 23. Did you test your machine before the final day? How many times did you test it? probably about 20 24. How could you improve your design? make the track better 25. What part of your design would you use again? the catapult // b. Evaluate the Use of the Design Cycle: // 26. Grade yourself, using the IB Rubric, for each stage of the Design Cycle. Click here for the rubric. 4,3,3,4 27. How can the Design Cycle be used in other subject areas? It can be used to write a paper for language arts 28. How is the Design Cycle important to the successful outcome of a project? we wouldnt have been able to build catapult 29. What grade do you deserve and why? A- because we worked well together and got it too work.
 * STEP 3: CREATE **
 * STEP 4: EVALUATE **