De Fruitpunch-inator

Event Year: 2025
Event Location: Orange County STEM Saturday
Competition: Energy Transfer Machine
Division: 3-5
School: Ocoee Elementary
Team Name: Ocoee Elementary
Project Name: De Fruitpunch-inator
Team Size: 5

Created by Ocoee Elementary Third Graders

  • Ava B.
    Alexa C.
    Jeremiah J.C.
    Luna J.
    Kyler S.

A List of the Energy Transfers

  1. A ball is attached to a string, this is pulled to release a “door”.
  2. The door releases another ball and it slides down a cardboard ramp onto a paper slide.
  3. At the end of the paper slide there is a domino that is knocked off.
  4. The domino falls into the paper basket causing the elevator to go down.
  5. The elevator lands on the dominos making them all fall.
  6. The last domino is connected to a string and a paper.
  7. The Paper is removed and releases a marble.
  8. The marble runs along the course and is falls into a motorized spiral elevator ( 4.5 volts (3 batteries×1.5 volts/battery=4.5 volts)
  9. The marble drops onto another paper elevator pulling up the fruit punch packet.

Parts Used in Construction

  • Cardboard
  • Paper
  • Sting
  • Painters Tape
  • Hot Glue
  • VEX Robotics- Pulley Pieces
  • Fruit Punch
  • Dominos
  • Marble
  • National Geographic Motized Spiral Elevator Marble Run
    • AA Batteries

Video Link: Link to Canva Video

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