Further Investigations
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Suppose a house needs a great deal
of repair. The shingles need painting, the
roof is leaking, the refrigerator doesn't
keep the food cold, etc. To fix the house
you will need to use tools, many of which
will be simple machines. Pick five tasks
that you will do to repair the house.
Describe how you will do the task using at
least two different simple machines for each
task. Explain how the gadget that you use
will work. Use the force sensor to test for
the best gadget.
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Log on to the Rube Goldberg Machine
Contest site at http://www.rubegoldberg.com/html/contest.htm.
Review the national challenge and attempt to
complete the task measuring force with the
force sensor wherever possible.
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