Tuesday, January 12, 2016

3rd grade: Inventor: Rube Goldberg

Today we learned about a famous inventor, Rube Goldberg. 
 Rube Goldberg was an American Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor, and his work is a classic example of the melding of art and science.
Fun fact:  Rube Goldberg is a now an adjective in the dictionary!

Mouse Trap is a game that is inspired by Rube Goldbergs creations. Here are a couple of pictures of 3rd grade experimenting with a Rube Goldberg type invention:






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