Instructions: First, complete the Rube Goldberg Machine simulation located in the lesson by selecting the
shelves, levers, five-pound weight, slingshot, and/or pail to activate or deactivate each item. Once you feel the
design is complete, select "Go" to test the design. After you make the necessary adjustments in the simulation
so that the Rube Goldberg device will function properly, you will answer the following question. Please write in
complete sentences.
1. List three examples of where potential energy is transformed to kinetic energy in the Rube Goldberg
Machine simulation. Fully explain the energy transformations using complete sentences. (Example: The
ball has potential energy when it sits on the shelf that transforms to kinetic energy when it falls to the
ground.)
Example 1:
Example 2:
Example 3: