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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Cynthia Corley teaches at Asheville High School in Asheville, NC.

Resources created by Cynthia Corley

Studying simple machines with Rube Goldberg
Using a copy of a Rube Goldberg cartoon, show how the famous cartoonist drew weird and wacky machines to complete a simple task. Students will develop their own Rube Goldberg-type cartoon, using five types of simple machines, to accomplish their selected feat.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
By Cynthia Corley.