Module 2 Project "Encouraging English Elementary School

Encouraging English Elementary School

Our goal was to develop methods, systems, tools, services, products etc. in order to encourage learning, in this case English, in a fun, educational, entertaining and easy way. We came up with a prototype which is a method where, by using karaoke, the pupils (from the elementary school) learned new words and made sentences with these words. Afterwards we practice conversations.  

Looking at the reactions of the target audience, we could conclude that the project was a success.

A group's picture.

A summary of our project

Module 5: The Rube Goldberg Project

Rube Goldberg Machine Project

Blowing out a candle

1^st step:

-        The construction of a railway with the platform on cups with stones in it which collides with a book.

2^nd step:

-        The book collides with a shoe box in this way causing a domino effect, the shoe box clashes with seesaw made out of foam.

3^rd step:

-        The shoebox falls on the seasaw which causes it to go at high speed against a car.

4^th step:

-        The car, which is placed on a plastic tube, designed to serve as a special racetrack, glides on the track, collides with a heft at the end of the racetrack. The heft itself is attached to a block.  

5^th step:

-        The collision of the car with the heft attached to a block, the result is that the heft goes up and the counterbalance where the balloon is attached to is lowered.

6^th step:

-        The balloon attached to the block is now precisely located above the lit candle, and because of the heat of the candle, the balloon bursts and because of the air which it releases, the candle goes out.

Our video: