The Whitney Relay

For School Groups

School Program
Costs $10.00 per student
Takes about 2.00 hours
Designed for 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade and 8th grade
Theme: Design and Invention

Meets Connecticut Science Standards

4.1 The position and motion of objects can be changed by pushing or pulling.
7.1 Energy provides the ability to do work and can exist in many forms.
8.1 An object’s inertia causes it to continue moving the way it is moving unless it is acted upon by a force to change its motion.

For Families

Essential Experiment: Releasing Potential

The Whitney Relay is a set of interconnectable parts that lets students master the art and science of energy transfer in the tradition of the Rube Goldberg Machine or its contemporary Japanese masterpiece: the Pythagoras Switch. Each student receives 5 ramps, 8 marbles, 6 blocks, and assorted parts to construct a chain reaction that could include your whole class. Thoughtful lessons in mechanics, invention and teamwork.