CreateKit Rube Goldberg Machines Deluxe Kit

Rube Goldberg never actually created any of the contraptions he is famous for cartooning, but this kit allows your students to bring his illustrations—and their own—to life! Choose between a large kit designed for the classroom or a compact kit for learning at home.

Deluxe Kit contains enough creative making materials for a full class to engage in simple hands-on engineering tasks. Your classroom will soon be adorned with rubber bands, construction paper, golf balls, dominoes—and lessons learned.

Included lesson direction guides small groups of budding builders through the engineering design progress as they create their own Rube Goldberg machine! Lesson direction details setup instructions, activities by grade level, learning objectives, and teaching suggestions to expand lessons. They'll learn to define and research problems, then brainstorm, prototype, and test potential solutions. Teachers can tweak the rules by requiring specific simple machines or put a dollar value on supplies and have students optimize their creations for cost. Accommodates 24 students. Recommended for Elementary and up.

CHOKING HAZARD (3). Not for under 3 yrs.

Kit includes:

• Rainbow Mini Golf Balls, Set of 6
• Washable Markers, Set of 8
• Green Tape, 4 Rolls
• 18-Gallon Tuff Tote, 1 Ea
• Wheels, 6 Ea
• Pulleys and Spools, Set of 25
• Construction Paper, 200 Sheets
• Dominoes, Set of 168
• Large Rubber Bands, 320 Ea
• Binder Clips, 40 Ea
• Straws, 500 Ea
• Cotton String, 1 Spool
• Cardboard, 100 Sheets
• Craft Sticks, Set of 1,000
• Toothpicks, 2,500 Ea
• Brass Fasteners, 100 Ea
• Plastic Cups, 50 Ea
• Mini Cups, 6 Ea
• Heavy-Duty Balloons (12" Dia), Set of 30
• Paper Clips, 100 Ea
• Wooden Dowels (1/8" dia), 100 Ea
• Lesson Directions

Click here to view a sample of the included lesson directions.