Rube Goldberg Machine

Me and my partner built this giant machine to launch off a bottle rocket. The result is the video linked below. This can be done in many different ways. See the steps below to see how we made ours.

Magnetic Tiles

Dominos

Balsa Wood

Popsicle Sticks

Paper

Bottle Rocket

Marbles

Hot Glue Sticks

This was the very first thing the marble traveled through. We made it using balsa wood, paper, and popsicle sticks. We glued two pieces of balsa wood together, added some paper to the sides, and then added some popsicle sticks and parts of a glue stick in the middle for the obstacles.

This was the second part and the biggest in the entire project. We made it using magnetic tiles. First, we built a base, and then we started adding the slides and tubes.

This was the third part of our project. We made this out of balsa wood. First, we built the wheels and bases. Then, we added a little pole through the middle of them all to attach it all together.

This was the fourth part of our project. We used dominos to build a train leading up to our final part. First, we created a path for them to follow. Then, we laid our dominos out with a heavy object at the end of it. The heavy object was just a domino case filled with leftover magnetic tiles from the marble run.

The final step of our project. We set this up where the heavy object would fall onto the air bag which would send the rocket into the air.