MESA Machine

MESA Machine will be in person this year for Pacific MESA Day and Regional MESA Day

Note: The rules below are DRAFT rules for 2023-24. If you are reading through and see anything that seems odd or doesn't add up, let us know and we can make the suggestion to the workbook sponsors of the competition.

Middle School Rules

High School Rules

MESA Machine Resources

Note: The videos from the teacher training are also for students! The training was done by the workbook sponsors of the competition and will include helpful information for teachers and students alike.

VIDEO FROM TEACHER TRAINING

SLIDES FROM ABOVE TRAINING

Examples of last action:

The marbles drop onto the right side of the pulley it pulls the left side of the pulley up leading the fan to be turned on and pulled down.

The ball will go into the cup, which then makes contact with the aluminum foil. The contact creates pressure to the wire underneath, which then leads to the fan being powered.

Switch is hit which powers a fan, no mechanism for hitting the switch is shown, but fan mechanism is clearly demonstrated here.

MESA Machine Resources

The button above takes you to a document that contains links that explore the concepts involved in the MESA Machine project such as simple machines, electronics, and other helpful resources to get ideas of how to go about building your project. As we find additional resources we will add them to the document.