Rube Goldberg machine

Brains & Motion Education (BAM!) Partners with Rube Goldberg, Inc. to Launch Unique Summer Camps Across the U.S.

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Venerdì, Marzo 22, 2024

This innovative program is designed to blend the thrill of summer adventure with enriching educational experiences, focusing on STEM, Arts, and Sports.

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  • This innovative program is designed to blend the thrill of summer adventure with enriching educational experiences, focusing on STEM, Arts, and Sports.
  • Brains & Motion Education, known for its mission to prepare the next generation for the future through year-round enrichment, will integrate Rube Goldberg Machines into its curriculum.
  • The camps will be taught by top-tier professional instructors and coaches, ensuring a summer filled with excitement, knowledge, and new friendships.
  • For more information about the summer camps and to view a full list of offerings, please visit www.brains-and-motion.com or contact Brains & Motion Education at 1-877-202-1554.

NERDS® Candy and Rube Goldberg Announce Winners of 2021 Machine Contest

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Martedì, Aprile 13, 2021

b'CHICAGO, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NERDS, the popular candy brand that celebrates being better together, has announced the winners of the 2021 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.

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  • b'CHICAGO, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NERDS, the popular candy brand that celebrates being better together, has announced the winners of the 2021 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
  • Open to the public, the contest asked participants to create a Rube Goldberg Machine, the crazy chain-reaction contraption that accomplishes a simple tasks in complicated and hilarious way using everyday objects.
  • To watch one of our favorite examples of a Rube Goldberg Machine, click here .\nNERDS is the playful and fun-to-eat candy with a variety of delicious, crunchy, chewy and gummy options: Original NERDS including the iconic dual-flavored box, NERDS Ropes, Big Chewy NERDS and now NERDS Gummy Clusters.
  • NERDS Ropes give fans a chewy, fruity string packed with crunchy, sweet NERDS, and Big Chewy NERDS and Sour Big Chewy NERDS have a crunch that surrounds a chewy center.

Shake, Pour and Win! NERDS® Candy Covers Entry Fees For 1,400 Students/Family Groups in 2021 Rube Goldberg Machine™ Contest, Celebrating Creativity Together

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Mercoledì, Settembre 9, 2020

As families continue to adjust to financial concerns in today's economy while seeking ways to spark creativity, NERDS has committed to sponsoring 100 teams, up to 1,400 students/family groups, in the virtual 2021 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest: "Shake & Pour a Box of NERDS."

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  • As families continue to adjust to financial concerns in today's economy while seeking ways to spark creativity, NERDS has committed to sponsoring 100 teams, up to 1,400 students/family groups, in the virtual 2021 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest: "Shake & Pour a Box of NERDS."
  • The Rube Goldberg Machine Contestchannels the NERDS spirit of perfectly imperfect by honoring students who design the relatively simple task in the most complex way possible.
  • "We're thrilled to partner with Rube Goldberg and encourage students nationwide to embrace and celebrate their nerdiness together while building the next generation of iconic Rube Goldberg Machines."
  • For this year's task, contestants will build a Rube Goldberg Machine, per contest rules, with the final step having the machine "Shake & Pour a Box of NERDS."

Teq Teams up with Rube Goldberg Inc. to Create Invention-Based Learning Content

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Martedì, Novembre 19, 2019

Teq CEO Damian Scarfo called the collaboration, "a golden opportunity to synergize Teq's PBL content with the light-hearted, problem-solving sensibility of Rube Goldberg and his machines."

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  • Teq CEO Damian Scarfo called the collaboration, "a golden opportunity to synergize Teq's PBL content with the light-hearted, problem-solving sensibility of Rube Goldberg and his machines."
  • The upcoming series of Rube Goldberg MachineiBlockswill scaffold the creation of a Rube Goldberg Machine in the classroom by providing the learning content, materials, training, and even the opportunity for schools to enter their inventions in the official Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
  • About Rube Goldberg Inc. Rube Goldberg (1883-1970) was a cartoonist and inventor best known for the zany contraptions also known as Rube Goldberg Machines.
  • Rube Goldberg's legacy lives on through Rube Goldberg Inc., a not-for-profit company focused on STEM learning, machine thinking, and parity in education.

College students attempt chain reaction world record at The Tech Interactive in San Jose

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Sabato, Agosto 10, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Tech Interactive will host the country's largest chain reaction event, Reactica 2019 , where college students will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chain reaction.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Tech Interactive will host the country's largest chain reaction event, Reactica 2019 , where college students will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chain reaction.
  • "The Tech Interactive is proud to engage visitors in STEM education in new and fun ways," said Gretchen Walker, Vice President of Learning at The Tech.
  • The principle of a Rube Goldberg machine or chain reaction is to complete a simple task in the most complicated way possible.
  • To break the record, each of the six members of the Reactica built more than 12 steps a day over the seven-day build in San Jose.