ENGR100 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest Background Rube Goldberg spent 55 years drawing
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The Rube Goldberg Machine
Who was Rube Goldberg?
• A cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer and inventor
• He was a contemporary to a British cartoonist called Heath Robinson
• He was credited with inspiring MouseTrap, Incredibots and Little Big Planet
• His ideas featured in an award winning car advertisement
How will it work?
• Work in team of three• Design 20 interlinking features that will reveal a
message to end Year 8• 2 per group• You will need to focus on your “device” but you
will have to consider the item before and after• The device has to be portable
Your design
• You will need to source the equipment• I can help with various features• Construction day on Friday• Testing and making day next Friday
Today
• Create groups of 3• Decide on order• Create your Mahara page• Research and plan your 2 machines
• Remember – the success of this project requires EVERYONE to contribute!