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MARBLE MAYHEM!, Build a simple Rube Goldberg machine

  • Tubac Community Center 50 Bridge Road Tubac, AZ, 85646 United States (map)

All classes will be held at the Tuba Community Center from 9-llam. Dress for creativity! Comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes that can get messy with mud and dyes.

A Rube Goldberg is a machine that does a simple task in a complicated and fun way — inspired by inventor Rube Goldberg

What Will We Do?

Build a three-step Rube Goldberg machine by creating a chain reaction that moves a marble from a starting point into a cup.

Apply the Engineering Process to solve real problems

  • Ask questions

  • Imagine the machine

  • Make a plan (What to do first, second, third, etc.)

  • Build 

  • Test 

  • Improve 

Discover the science behind the machine 

  • Energy transfer

  • Gravity

  • Friction

  • Chain reaction

Enjoy student recognition for Marble Mahem Moments of Success! 

Please send your child with a water bottle and a healthy snack to support their energy and focus throughout the program.

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