Towers
simple machines
Rude Goldberg
Catapult
Trebutchet
100

What is a good material to build a tower out of?

What is metal?


100

How many simple machines are there?

There are 5

100

About how long did we have to do this?

We had a month.
100

When was it built?

During the medival times, the catapult was built.

100

When was it built?

It was built in the medival times.

200

The tallest tower

What is Burj Khalifa?
200

What are the simple machines' names?

The names are Pulley, wheel and axle, lever, inclined plane, and wedge.
200

What was the goal?

We had to create a complex machine using many simple machines.

200

Why was it built?

It was built to break through walls.

200
What force is used?

Gravity is used.

300

A tower in New York.

What is the World Trade Center?

300

In what project did we use this?

Project is Rude Goldberg?

300

Each time we worked on it, what did we have to do?

We had to log it.

300

What did it do?

They launched boulders that would destroy walls.

300

What does it do?

Like the catapult, it launches abjects that destroy things.

400

Did we make newspaper towers?

Yes, we did.

400

What types of machines are there?

What is simple machines and complex machines.

400

Were we assigned steps?

Yes, we were.

400

What forces are used?

Tension and torsion is used.

400

How many times did we builld it?

We built it once.

500

What is the tower of Piza

This is an old tower that is leaning.

500

What is a complex machine?

What is a multitude of simple machines?

500

What did you have to do to get to the next step?

You had to ask Mrs. Rohr and complete the step you are currently on.

500

What resources did we have to build it?

We had popsickle sticks, tape and rubber bands.

500

How is it different to a catupult?

This uses gravity instead of tension or torsion.