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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Rube Goldberg and Other Fun Things

Before I got married I worked for a while at a jr. high with special needs teens. (Most of them just had behavioral problems.) For a science class some of my teens were in they were required to work together as a group to make a Rube Goldberg Machine. The machine is named after an American cartoonist, Reuben Goldberg, who would draw elaborate contraptions for getting mundane, everyday things done, such a teeth brushing.

Here is a link to the official Rube Goldberg site where you can see some of his very clever cartoons.

The guys from my school ended up making a contraption, almost entirely out of books, designed to move my water bottle from one place to another. It was awesome!! This is a very fun type of project you can make big or little, and you can do this with kids of all ages. Even adults.

I got thinking about this because of the following fun music video. (I find the band OK Go fun and uplifting, and very entertaining to watch.)

OK Go

3 comments:

  1. We love Rube Goldberg! Here's another guy who does really fun Rube Goldberg machines, but on a smaller scale: http://www.josephherscher.com/

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  2. Thanks Lissa! Maybe designing/building a Rube Goldberg machine would make a fun early labor project.

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    1. Do it! You can design something to catch your babe! :D

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