Rube goldberg projects

Kids will love this Christmas Rube Goldberg STEM Challenge! Use a series of chain reactions to make a jingle bell land in a cup. So fun!

Here's a fun Rube Goldberg machine challenge for fall! Make a candy pumpkin land in a basket. Great STEM activity.

LEGO Rube Goldberg Machines: Cool Contraptions You Have to See! These are real Rube Goldberg Machines. Use the videos as inspiration to make your own or just watch them - they are awesome! Great for use in the classroom, for afterschool or in your homeschool. #rubegoldberg #rubegoldbergmachines #legobuilding

Do you teach simple machines? They can be so much fun to discuss and explore. They are awesome to create simple...

I wrote an instructional article for Make Magazine's online edition. Head over and learn to build your own simple automata.

My name is Dina and I tell animate stories about inanimate objects. Every object contains a kind of “folded story” inside it. Things can tell what they saw, who held them, who accidentally broke them, and who lovingly gathered up the pieces and repaired them.

Silly or serious? Rube Goldberg machines are not only a lot of fun but can help students to understand the principles of conservation and transfer of energy.

How to make a Rube Goldberg machine that pours a bowl of cereal. Rube Goldberg machines are simple machines put together to do 'something' very elaborately!

For simple problems, sometimes a complicated solution is better. Well, maybe not better, but certainly more entertaining. Rube Goldberg machines are complex, often humorous devices built to perform ordinary, not very humorous tasks. Here's a collection of the best Rube Goldberg machines from across the internet.

This STEM challenge is all about creating a Rube Goldberg science project. Design ideas for kids that allow them to apply their knowledge of simple machines.