1. RUBE GOLDBERG WORDS OF THE DAY
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2. A statement of fact or truth based on evidence generated from data
CLAIM
A statement of fact or truth based on evidence generated from data
Lesson 2

3. Restrictions or limitations to a design
CONSTRAINTS
Restrictions or limitations to a design
Lesson 4

4. A pattern that exists within data
DATA TREND
A pattern that exists within data
Lesson 8

5. The ability or the capacity to do work
ENERGY
The ability or the capacity to do work
Lesson 5

6. ENERGY TRANSFER
One form of energy that moves from place to place and changes forms, such as potential energy changing to kinetic energy to cause movements
Lesson 7

7. ENGINEER
A person who figures out how things work and uses science, math and technology to come up with practical and creative solutions to problems
Lesson 3

8. ENGINEERING
The application of science, mathematics, economics, and experiences to design products and processes to solve human problems
Lesson 3

9. ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS
The process engineers use to solve problems. It involves defining problems, asking questions, gathering information, imagining and designing solutions, testing and evaluating the design and redesigning.
Lessons 3 & 4

10. Scientific data that is used to support a claim
EVIDENCE
Scientific data that is used to support a claim
Lesson 2

11. EXHIBITION
An event to showcase individual and group learning to family, friends, and/or the general public
Lesson 12

12. HYPOTHESIS
A statement we can test in a systematic or scientific way. (An educated guess. )
Lesson 8

13. Using data or previous knowledge to form a hypothesis
HYPOTHESIZE
Using data or previous knowledge to form a hypothesis
Lesson 8

14. KINETIC ENERGY
A type of energy that is found in moving objects. Anything that is moving has kinetic energy.
Lesson 7

15. MECHANICAL ENERGY
Energy that relates to the motion and/or position of an object Mechanical energy = potential + kinetic energy
Lesson 6

16. POTENTIAL ENERGY
Energy that is stored in an object due to its relative position, stresses within it or other factors
Lesson 6

17. An explanation of your claim with evidence that supports it
REASONING
An explanation of your claim with evidence that supports it
Lesson 2

18. RUBE GOLDBERG
Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist, author, engineer and inventor. His cartoons showed complicated gadgets that performed simple tasks.
Lesson 2

19. RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE
An overly complex contraption that accomplishes a simple task through a series of chain-reaction steps
Lesson 1 & 9

20. Non-powered devices that help people to accomplish tasks more easily
SIMPLE MACHINES
Non-powered devices that help people to accomplish tasks more easily
Lesson 1

21. Exchanging one design element for another
TRADE-OFFS
Exchanging one design element for another
Lesson 4

22. Work is done when a force on an object moves that object.
Lesson 5