The Choco’ Giver 3000

 

 

 

Steps Labeled~

 

Step A- The button on the car is pressed, which makes it move forward at a fast speed then hitting the tennis ball.   

Step B- Tennis ball falls down the tower then proceeds to roll down the pathway under.

Step C- Ball lands in a plastic cup, which then triggers a lever.

Step D- The lever gets triggered, raising another cup to then hit the cardboard platform.

Step E- Cardboard platform gets hit, then flips over with a chocolate ball and sends it rolling off.

Step F- Chocolate ball ends up in a tube and then proceeds to roll down.

Step G- Chocolate ball falls out of the tube, hitting the first drum, which makes it bounce to the second.

Step H- Finally, you put your arm to where you think the chocolate ball will end up bouncing to then eat it.

 

 

Energy Forms~

Potential energy is shown in A

Kinetic Energy is shown in B

Gravitational energy is shown in D and E

Sound Energy is shown in H and I

Chemical energy is shown in J

 

 

Energy transformations~

Motion ⇨ Gravitational (A-B)

Gravitational ⇨ Kinetic (B-C)

Kenetic ⇨ motion (C-D)  

 

3 Simple Machines

Wheel and Axle (A)

Inclined Plane (B)

Pulley (C-D)

 

Core Competencies~

I used creative thinking with my design and how each step of the machine would be different from the other. I brainstormed what I could make my machine do and got an idea with it being a machine that would give you chocolate because I personally have a soft spot for chocolate. While thinking of the final design, I had been thinking of how I would make it look abstract and not all in a clump or a straight line for eyes to follow the progression in each step. I also used critical thinking to see small mistakes I made and adjust each step for it to work every time someone uses it. I could not make this machine in real life, but it would be easy and possible to with this simple design because I thought out every small step to perfectly merge with the rest.