School & Group Rube Goldberg Presentations
When I'm not engaged on a project, I actively give Rube Goldberg presentations to schools and groups promoting the STEM application of mine & Rube's work.
My presentations are tailored for any age group from Kindergarten to College students (and certainly entertaining for adults too)!
The goals for the day are:
- Provide general background information on who was Rube Goldberg.
- Educate what exactly these machines do and why they're important to understand.
- Tips, tricks, and examples on how to build your own.
- Increase the excitement level on the subject with numerous video demos.
- Actively engage with my audience throughout, plus finish with a Q&A session.
Note: For those interested in a larger assembly, it certainly doesn't have to be just the class(es) learning about Rube Goldberg at that very moment. A whole school assembly leaves the entire school buzzing and excited to potentially study the subject in the future!
Previous Presentation Hosts
University of Edinburgh School of Engineering - Scotland, UK
Woodland Community School - Bethlehem, NH
Fun Factory Camp - Newtown, PA
Polaris Charter School - Manchester, NH
Amesbury Middle School - Amesbury, MA
Young Inventors Program: Invention Convention - SNHU
Peter Woodbury Elementary - Bedford, NH
University of Maine, Fort Kent Campus
Richard Maghakian Memorial School, Brookline NH
Presentation Components
Rube Goldberg Machine Walkthroughs
Rube Goldberg Machine Walkthroughs
Rube Goldberg Machine Walkthroughs
Discussion of the intricacies of the machines often missed in the videos (via walkthroughs and never-before-seen videos)
Design & How To's
Rube Goldberg Machine Walkthroughs
Rube Goldberg Machine Walkthroughs
Walk students through the process of how these machines are created, as well as explain why understanding the Rube Goldberg process can expand their problem-solving abilities,
Team Building Exercises
Rube Goldberg Machine Walkthroughs
Real World 6-Simple Machine Demonstrations
Whether it be simply a writing activity, or a full hands-on activity, both are designed to challenge students to first think individually on how to solve a problem, then later work collaboratively with their peers to enact the solution.
Real World 6-Simple Machine Demonstrations
Rube Works - The Official Rube Goldberg Video Game
Real World 6-Simple Machine Demonstrations
Demonstration of real world examples of the 6 simple machines (used in my own projects), as well as examples of different types of energy transfers (including a hands-on experience with a working Tesla Coil featured in several of my videos)
Rube Works - The Official Rube Goldberg Video Game
Rube Works - The Official Rube Goldberg Video Game
Rube Works - The Official Rube Goldberg Video Game
Introduce students and educators to the Rube Works video game where students can build their own machines in the same style as Rube himself (but without the mess)!
Help Students Build Their Own Machines
Rube Works - The Official Rube Goldberg Video Game
Rube Works - The Official Rube Goldberg Video Game
Organize a building exercise where students get to build their own mini-machines
(Note: this activity requires the students to be engaged for ½ to full school day and should be planned far enough in advance of presentation)
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