Rube Goldberg ProjectRube Goldberg was an artist, inventor, engineer, author and sculptor. He is best known for his comical drawings of crazy contraptions and inventions. His artwork appeared in newspapers throughout the United States from the early 1900’s to the 1960’s. Today, the term Rube Goldberg is used to signify anything done in an overly complicated or round-about manner.
Rube Goldberg’s cartoons are incredible displays of ingenuity, detailed logic, physics and satire. He poked fun at the many complicated inventions that were available at the beginning of the century, and at the round-about methods people devised for solving their problems. Today, his spirit lives on with the Rube Goldberg machine contests and school projects everywhere. Students use household items to try to build the most complex machine possible, to accomplish a simple task. For example, to raise a flag, a machine might include balls, strings, various toys, pulley systems, mousetraps, dominoes and more. The wackier the better! By building these crazy contraptions, students gain invaluable skills in creativity and science. Plus, it’s fun! |
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