Yesterday we had 5 extra minutes before we needed to get ready to go home. So, I turned to YouTube and shared the newest video of OK Go’s song.
They loved it! I told them that my husband, who teaches High School Physics, has his students make a Rube Goldberg machine with 15 steps. I also suggested that they could try this at home and share your results with us. I added the video to our wiki.
What do you know, but one student did it! I love that he was so excited and had the materials at home to do this. He used Jenga blocks, dominoes and a box. He made 4 videos using his mom’s digital camera. His 4 machines started in different places. One on a desk, one on stairs and 2 on the mantel. I loved that he worked with his younger sister and his father. How cool is that to have a student so excited about an idea, work on it at home, and share with his classmates. I can tell his classmates were impressed and I saw their wheels turning in their head. We will see what comes in tomorrow!
I showed my 2nd graders today. They loved it too. Thanks for sharing the link. I love the idea of challenging the kids to make a Rube Goldberg machine.
Thanks for the comment, Scout! Let me know what your creative 2nd graders come up with.
I bookmarked for later this year. Grade 5 students study simple machines and I have them find examples of simple machines in Rube Goldberg devices. Much more fun than "Look at a pulley."
Thanks for commenting, Michael. It’s amazing how many views this video has already, almost 2.5 million!
Have you seen the version of this song with the Notre Dame Marching Band. It’s awesome. Interestingly enough, I just showed it to my students last Friday. I hadn’t seen the Rube Goldberg version.
LOL! Thanks Mike for putting another video out there. My student will love it.