Monica_in_Switzerland Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 We will be covering physics topics for the first time this year, and I realized it would be fun to do a hands-on unit on chain reactions. I see lego makes a chain reactions kit... are there other good resources out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 I'd start with this video: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 You might try looking for "Rube Goldberg machines". There is a great Arthur Giesert book, Lights Out that illustrates that type of machine. Or, perhaps I'm taking your science unit much to light-heartedly? This is science, serious stuff! Quit linking picture books! 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Dominoes make a great chain reaction. Here's a free Mystery Science lesson, one using Legos to build dominoes, and a lesson plan directly from Lego. Also :Rube Goldberg Machine contest ideas. And be sure to look at this article -- it starts with several of Rube Goldberg's comics of his machine inventions, and then has a number of videos of elaborate chain reactions ala Rube Goldberg. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) The Mythbusters guys did a show about chain reactions. There were maybe 5 or 6 episodes. We enjoyed it. ETA: Found it: Unchained Reaction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unchained_Reaction https://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/unchained-reaction/ Edited June 25, 2019 by chocolate-chip chooky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) There is a game called Contraption Maker that you can get via Steam. It's usually not very expensive. It's all Rube Goldberg type building. It's fun for the kids to play. ETA: it is on sale right now for $4.99 Edited June 26, 2019 by cintinative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wathe Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 My kids really liked the art film "The Way Things Go". We first saw it at an art museum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 OK Go has a science page with lessons to go along with their videos. Here's the one for the video linked above: https://okgosandbox.org/this-too-shall-pass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) Not hands on and not physics, but if you wanted to do some interdisciplinary work with chain reactions, here are some other areas to explore: Polymerase chain reaction Coagulation cascade Trophic cascade Domino theory Tipping point Cascading failure Edited June 26, 2019 by EKS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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