Ever since I started posting about our Rube Goldberg work, I’ve noticed that lots of folks have found their way to my blog with searches like “how do I do a Rube Goldberg.” There’s really no manual out there that I’ve found – no step by step instruction book. This makes sense, really, because the… [Read More]
The Rube Goldberg Conclusion: If it’s broken, toss it. Then try something new!
You know how you get an idea in your head about the way a certain thing is going to be, and you get really attached to that idea, and you put a lot of time towards it, but it’s just not working, but you don’t want to let it go, because you want so badly… [Read More]
Rube Goldberg, Falling Pendulum, Take One Zillion
I know you’ve been dying to know how our falling pendulum project is going. Well, cats and kittens, I’m happy to report we worked on it all morning yesterday and called it success. First off, as discussed, we cut a new board and replaced the sweepy piece. The cool bit about the new straight zigzag… [Read More]
Rube Goldberg Progress Report
As you may remember, the kids and I are spending a large chunk of our school year building a Rube Goldberg machine. For those of you just joining us, I’ll give you the nutshell story so far (you can also click on the Rube Goldberg category at the end of this post, and it should… [Read More]
Rube Goldberg Beginnings
Ahhh. We’ve returned from Chicago, eaten the tofurkey, and decked the halls. We’re listening to lots of holiday music, and there’s a beautiful inch of snow on the ground. I love December. After a hard-working semester, we relax the schedule a bit and try to work in something totally fun. Lost of holiday “classes” (gift… [Read More]