Rube Goldberg Examples
Keeping with the "Rube Goldberg" theme over the past two days, the class designed machines that delivered a bar of soap. The activity reinforced how a simple engineering constraint can invite iteration, humor, and family participation during distance learning. It was not the most rigorous or standards-driven task, but it created a worthwhile break from the curriculum without abandoning purposeful design.
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