Prompt: We needed to make a musical intervention that attracts people down the hallway into the lobby. It could not bother nearby classes. It had to be musical. We chose to make a musical marble run.

Precedents: We based this marble run off of the Rube Goldberg device. We thought that kind of thing was cool, and could make good music.

Description: Our original thought was more of a Rube Goldberg device. We started to lean away from that idea a bit. Our new thought was more doable. We made three different boxes, each with recyclable glass bottles inside. A marble would fall onto each bottle, making a new note each time. When the marble reaches the bottom of the box, it will roll through a tube, and go through to the next box. When it reaches the bottom of the third box, it will land in an elevator-like contraption. The person using the marble run will pull a crank. The crank will pull the marble back to the top. Since we are using reusable glass bottles, it will promote the idea of recycling.

What We Learned: We learned to persevere. At some points it seemed impossible to overcome an obstacle. We also learned to be innovative. We used some things for our project we thought we wouldn't have to use for something so official and permanent.

Next Steps: We must finish our project by putting everything together. We have everything done, but it just needs to be assembled.