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Rube Goldberg Seminar with Mrs. Lewis


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Keywords: Rube Goldberg--Simple Machines
Subject(s): Video, Physics
Grade 8
NETS-S Standard:
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Research and Information Fluency
  • Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
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School: Royal Oak Middle School, Royal Oak, MI
Planned By: Karina Landis
Original Author: Karina Landis, Royal Oak
Rueben Goldberg was born on July 4, 1883. By the end of his lifetime in December 7, 1970,

he was known as an inventor, sculptor, author, and engineer. Mr. Goldberg was fascinated

by the advancement of technology, as many of us are today. He is most famous for his

cartoons, which depict inventions that complete simple tasks but require many complex

steps.


Mrs. Lewis, an 8th grade science teacher here at Royal Oak Middle School (Michigan), teaches a seminar at ROMS on Rube Goldberg style cartoons. Students design and construct a contraption using at least 3 simple machines and 5 conversions of energy to complete a particular task.

See the website listed below with the results of the students' inventions.

http://www.royaloakschools.com/portal/node/36106
Comments
Please view the mini clips students filmed of their simple machine contraptions.

These mini video clips were taken with a Flip Camera (1 hour). The files were converted from MP4 to .WMV (filewiggle.com) and then the clips were made in MS Movie Maker.

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Cross-Curriculum Ideas
This seminar goes hand in hand with physics content area which 8th graders learn in their core science class.
Links: Link to Web Page with student mini clips
Materials: Flip Video, Networked Projectors, MP3 Players, Flash/USB Drives, Tripods, Batteries, Cables, Keyboards, Middle, ESL, Books, Web Page, Internet Services