Mechanical Engineering
In this course, students working in groups build a Rube Goldberg device that accomplishes a simple task using a set of elaborate steps. The students use the engineering design process to design, build, test, assess, and redesign the device. The device must include the six simple machines, and the students must use a programmable microprocessor (brick) to include a motor function as part of the device. As the students progress through this motivating activity they learn about the field of mechanical engineering. At the end of the course the students demonstrate their device to the rest of the class
In this course, students working in groups build a Rube Goldberg device that accomplishes a simple task using a set of elaborate steps. The students use the engineering design process to design, build, test, assess, and redesign the device. The device must include the six simple machines, and the students must use a programmable microprocessor (brick) to include a motor function as part of the device. As the students progress through this motivating activity they learn about the field of mechanical engineering. At the end of the course the students demonstrate their device to the rest of the class
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