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__My Name__ = Jake Bakovsky

__Presentation Date__ = weeks of May 17-21 and May 24-28, 2010; B block, Day 2

__My Mentor__ = Mr. Ardner

__Subject & sub-topics__ = designing building Rube Goldberg helps learn students physics principles hands on learning __Thesis Question__ = How does deliberately over-engineering a machine to perform a simple task help students learn more about engineering and physics principles?

__Thesis Framework__ = Premise 1: Kinetic motion study relates to Rube Goldbergs

Premise 2: Vectors, velocity and many other physics principle need to be taken into account in order for a Rube Goldberg to work.

Premise 3: Students learn through hands on learning because they learn the material better, feel a sense of accomplishment when the task is completed, and are able to transfer that experience easier to other learning situations.

Conclusion: Designing and building a Rube Goldberg helps students learn more about physics principles through hands on learning.

__Thesis Sentence(s)__ = When learning hands-on, students feel a sense of accomplishment when the task is complete and are able to transfer experiences to other learning situations; designing and building a Rube Goldberg enables students to learn more about physics principles.

__Project__ = I recognize that there is a need for high school or college physics students to learn through hands on experiences. My project of //Product Development// is to create my own smaller version of a Rube Goldberg and video record it for Springfield Township High School physics classes because Rube Goldbers enable students to see or create principles of Physics in action.

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