Download full textERIC Number: ED480794
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 9
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Design Your Own Rube Goldberg Machine. Grades 6-8.
Rushton, Erik; Ryan, Emily; Swift, Charles
Rube Goldberg is famous for his very complex machines that accomplish everyday tasks. In this activity, students design and build a Rube Goldberg machine that will accomplish a simple task in no less than 10 steps. This activity requires a 120-360 minute time period for completion. (Author/SOE)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Critical Thinking, Design, Engineering, Experiential Learning, Hands on Science, Middle Schools, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Student Motivation
Web site: www.prek-12engineering.org/activities/.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Tufts Univ., Medford, MA.
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Note: Produced by the Office for Technology and Industry Collaboration. For other activities in series, see SE 068 011-041.
