Summary
A longer Q&A in which the band answers questions about building the giant Rube Goldberg machine — how many tries it took, what kept breaking, and how the timing worked. A rich follow-up for classes studying chain reactions and engineering.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
The machine took many, many tries before one full run worked.
- Why do you think the machine failed so many times before it worked?
- What does that tell you about building something complicated?
- What part of the machine would you most want to ask about?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: engineering, test, revise, persistence.
Try it: Describe a time you had to try something several times before it worked. What did you change each time?