jamesre51 wrote:I need help for my Science Project. My physical Science teacher assigned a project. The rubric states the following: You must creat a coumpound machine that contains 4 simple machines and must travel in a straight line for 20ft or 6.096 m. This machine must not be put together with Knex Lego's or any other put=together kit. This machine must be built with your own materials. The machine must have its own mobility. DUE ON FEBRUARY 12th SEND REPLIES ASAP!!!!!!!!!
Hi, jamesre51!
Your request for help is very broad, probably too broad for us to respond to your request directly. I am happy to offer some guidance on how you can get started. Once you get started, you can post more specific questions to this forum for help. This project sounds like a lot of fun. I think you will enjoy it!
Here are some things that might help you get started:
1) We helped a student with a similar project several months ago. She didn't have the same constraints, but the project was similar. You can find the posts here:
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentorin ... php?t=1573
2) Make list of the simple machines that you might be able to use to develop this project. I'm confident that you can find a list of many simple machines easily on the web, or perhaps in your course textbook. You may also find some ideas of simple machines in the experiment ideas listed in the Applied Science section of the ScienceBuddies web site. Here is the address:
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentorin ... ?from=Home. Select the simple machines that you think might contribute to the complex machine that you are going to build.
3) If your complex machine has to move 20 feet in a straight line, consider some of the required characteristics. For example, does it need to have wheels? How is it going to get the energy needed to move the 20 feet?
That should be enough to get your creative juices flowing.
Best wishes with this VERY interesting project!