RUBE GOLDBERG

CHALLENGE 2019-20

AM

Y REESE, H

CP

SS

Coordinator, E

lementary S

cience

CH

RISTIE LA

SSEN, H

C Library S

ystem

SIMO

NE K

OLN

IK, H

C Library S

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10th year of this challenge!

Information about the challenge, H

CLS

w

ebsite:http://hclibrary.org/a-students-teachers/rube-go

ldberg-challenge/

Questions about the challenge, em

ail “Rube”

rube@hclibrary.org

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The goal for this year’s challenge is…

Mark and C

ast an Election B

allot!

4

5

The goal for this year’s challenge is…M

ark and Cast an Election B

allot

What does this m

ean? Time for consensus...

Turn to the people near you and in small groups,

brainstorm:

•W

hat does this mean to you?

•W

hat questions do you have?•

What param

eters do you feel should be set?B

e prepared to share out and discuss6

THE 2018-2019 C

HA

LLENG

E:

GROU

P BRAINSTO

RM:

WH

AT DOES TH

E CHALLEN

GE ACTUALLY MEAN

?A

dvisors discussed and decided upon the following:

●M

ust mark a box (m

ark in a box) quality of mark or

placement on paper w

ill weigh judges decisions.

●S

tamp, hole punch, or m

arker/pencil●

Can be one or tw

o steps to mark and cast

●A

ll will use ½

sheet size ballot●

Can use any type of paper (typing, cardstock,

construction/cardboard taped to back, etc.)●

Ballot box is created by students - any design they

choose●

Ballot box M

US

T be labeled for video●

Ballot can be m

arked at any point in the machine, but

must be m

arked BY the m

achine not by a student as step #1.

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●Am

y to discuss with H

CLS if winning essay can be read instead of

video shown.

●Discussion to get team

of advisors together (over summ

er) interested in changing the focus of the essay to be around engineering design process and science, not STEM

.●

Time change for cerem

ony - 6-6:30 board display; begin awards

at 6:30pm●

Medals from

HCLS donors, for every student on a team

that com

pletes machine and is nom

inated for award.

●HCLS w

ill make nice printed cert for each teacher to w

rite student nam

e on (instead of teacher having to print it.●

Each team m

ay only be nominated in O

NE category (if a school

has only one team, then they w

ill only be nominated in one

category) * teams m

ay only win in one category

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GROU

P BRAINSTO

RM:

NO

TES FROM

LAST YEAR’S ADVISOR TRAIN

ING:

Rem

inders: RU

LES / REG

ULATIO

NS…

PRO

CED

UR

E REM

IND

ERS:

•W

RITIN

G guidelines – S

TEM

should be ON

E com

plete essay•D

ouble spaced, increased amount: 600 w

ords or less

•Rubric and resources

▪VIDEO

TIME

: Videos m

ust be no more than 2 m

in. 30 sec. (150 seconds m

ax.). You may still do a “2 m

in.” video, but this allow

s for flexibility if your time goes over a

few seconds, or if students need a few

more

seconds to explain their machine com

plexity.*

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Rem

inders: RU

LES / REG

ULATIO

NS…

Video submission:

•Upload video to H

CLibrary YouTube channel-

specific directions for this will com

e in spring•D

on’t forget to follow copyright law

s!•D

o NO

T include student last names! N

o name

should be associated with a face, at all. O

nly first nam

es can be listed at the end or beg of the video - not associated w

ith a particular student (image or

role played).•Video length is now

a maxim

um of 2 m

in. 30 sec.•A

dvisors decided no “skits” - not the intent of the video. Video is to highlight the m

achine and the S

TEM

involved.

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Rem

inders: RU

LES / REG

ULATIO

NS…

Video submission:

•Upload video to H

CLibrary YouTube channel-

specific directions for this will com

e in spring•D

on’t forget to follow copyright law

s!•D

o NO

T include student last names! N

o name

should be associated with a face, at all. O

nly first nam

es can be listed at the end or beg of the video - not associated w

ith a particular student (image or

role played).•Video length is now

a maxim

um of 2 m

in. 30 sec.•A

dvisors decided no “skits” - not the intent of the video. Video is to highlight the m

achine and the S

TEM

involved.

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2018-19 DEA

DLIN

ES / EVENT TIM

ELINE

TIMELIN

E – Part 1:•

Working on E

ngineering Workshop S

ession at HC

Library

•Team

s registration opens: Oct 31

•R

egistration CLO

SE

S: D

ec. 20 (day before winter break)

•R

egister teams w

ith Advisor and student nam

es: https://form

s.gle/54fCFH

qPX

AN

cxbqi8

*Must have A

dvisor and student names to com

plete registration info online

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TIMELIN

E – Part 2:•

WIN

DO

W for subm

ission: APR

IL 20 - 24•

DE

AD

LINE

- Projects D

ue April 24 by 5pm

•paperwork uploaded in G

oogle by 5pm•videos uploaded to H

CLibrary link by 5pm

•D

isplay Boards w

ill be delivered to schools in March/A

pril•

APR

IL 30 – Judging•

MAY 4 - 8 - C

omm

unity voting will occur (12am

- 12pm)

•Tues. M

AY 12 – Rube C

elebration at HA

MM

ON

D H

S•D

isplay Boards on display from

6-6:30pm•Aw

ards Cerem

ony from 6:30-8pm

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2018-19 DEA

DLIN

ES / EVENT TIM

ELINE

JUD

GIN

G A

ND

CELEB

RATIO

N

*14

●W

ho are the judges? ○

HC

LS staff, related H

CP

SS

staff, Com

munity

Partners

●W

ho is invited to the celebration?○

Teams, advisors, adm

in, parents○

More info to com

e in early spring○

Em

ail invitation will be sent out in A

pril

●W

hat happens at the celebration?○

Display boards from

ALL team

s - all students ○

Awards announced - videos played - pictures taken

AWA

RD

S

*15

We are w

orking on making TH

RE

E levels of recognition for

the Rube G

oldberg Challenge:

●LEVEL 1: D

ISPLAY BO

AR

DS / C

ERTIFIC

ATES - to

recognize the participation of all students. Students w

ill get to highlight/share their m

istakes, learning, and accom

plishments, and w

ill receive certificates of participation.

●LEVEL 2: M

EDA

LS - all students on team

s that com

plete the challenge and have successful machines

will receive a m

edal the night of the celebration!

●LEVEL 3: AW

AR

DS

- there will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd

place awards given to those team

s that are placed in categories of com

petition by their schools, based on judges’ decisions.

TEAC

HER

AD

VISOR

EXPECTATIO

NS:

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•C

oordinate teams and adult support

•*Be present w

ith student groups while

work is being conducted and

videotaping done*•

Approve design before w

ork is done

•School groups are expected to w

ork at school - m

ay not be at a home for w

ork and/or video w

ithout prior approval from

Am

y Reese

AWA

RD

CATEG

OR

IES: Questions and

Clarification

*17

•M

ost H

um

oro

us catego

ry has b

een a ch

allenge to

find…

ho

w

do

we feel ab

ou

t chan

ging it to

mo

st creative or m

ost

surp

rising?

•C

han

ge the stru

cture o

f entries?...each

team w

ou

ld o

nly b

e

no

min

ated in

ON

E category, b

ut in

the b

est suited

category,

instead

of o

ne team

for each

category (so

on

e scho

ol co

uld

po

tentially h

ave 5? All team

s can en

ter on

e category? B

ut

wo

uld

then

com

pete again

st them

selves?

•C

larify differen

ces betw

een th

e categories an

d h

elp exp

lain

the d

ifference b

etween

com

plex an

d co

mp

licated.

* First, second, and third place awards are given in the

the following category: (Total of eighteen aw

ards)

Most SU

RPR

ISING

The winning entry w

ill demonstrate the

witty use of non-traditional item

s sequenced to incorporate the elem

ent of surprise and/or include an entertaining action (not perform

ance).●

Surprise could be for the team

themselves, and/or for the view

ers

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AWA

RD

CATEG

OR

IES

* First, second, and third place awards are given in the

the following category: (Total of eighteen aw

ards)

Most C

omplex

The winning entries w

ill incorporate a m

inimum

of eight steps and be judged on the com

plexity of the design (e.g., number

of steps, variety of machines).

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AWA

RD

CATEG

OR

IES

* First, second, and third place awards are given in the

the following category: (Total of eighteen aw

ards)

Most C

omplicated System

The w

inning entry will incorporate a

complicated, interconnected use of sim

ple m

achines within their m

achine system (e.g.,

travel upwards, travel backw

ards, not only using gravity as the force necessary for m

ovement).

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AWA

RD

CATEG

OR

IES

AWA

RD

CATEG

OR

IES* First, second, and third place aw

ards are given in the the follow

ing category: (Total of eighteen awards)

Most G

reenThe w

inning entry will utilize the m

ost variety and/or num

ber of everyday recycled m

aterials and items, based on a

master list included in the docum

entation of recyclable m

aterials based on How

ard C

ounty’s Recycling G

uide for County

Collections.

* changed description to include # as well as variety, but M

UST be item

s from the H

C Recycling guide (linked above - give to students to use)

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* First, second, and third place awards are given in the

the following category: (Total of eighteen aw

ards)

Most Scientific

The winning entries w

ill most effectively

comm

unicate in writing how

their simple

machines function and connect to S

TEM

.* increased to 600 w

ord limit to allow

for more detail in

essay.

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AWA

RD

CATEG

OR

IES

* First, second, and third place awards are given in the

the following category:

CO

MM

UN

ITY FAVOR

ITEThe com

munity w

ill vote online for a period of 5 days. O

nce the votes come in, they w

ill be ranked in order. The first three team

s, that have not w

on any other award, w

ill recieve aw

ards in this category.* A note w

ill be made on the program

and on the w

ebsite to clarify that only one award per

team is granted.

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AWA

RD

CATEG

OR

IES

Returning Advisors may leave :)

This is now time to work with new folks and share more about the challenge...

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Who w

as Rube?

http://ww

w.rubegoldberg.com

/about

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WH

AT STRU

CTU

RE D

O YO

U U

SE TO M

EET WITH

TEA

MS?

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•R

ecess Club

•A

fter school activity

•R

eading Specialist group

•G

T seminar

•O

ther ideas?

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LAST YEA

R’S C

HA

LLENG

E ENTR

IES:Zip a Zipper

http://hclibrary.org/rubegoldbergvideo

*

Any questions about the challenge, em

ail “R

ube”rube@

hclibrary.org

This email goes to E

lementary S

cience Office

as well as the H

CLS

staff, to ensure som

eone gets back to you promptly and w

e are all part of the conversation for

consistency.