Engineering Common Core W.2.6 resources for GATE

Rube Goldberg Machines - 11 day Cross-Curricular Unit

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Rube Goldberg was an engineer-turned-cartoonist who is best known for his comics with ridiculous inventions. This action-packed, engaging, and rigorous unit includes 11 days worth of lessons where students learn about Rube Goldberg, create a comic, design and build a machine, and then create a video summary of their learning. These lessons are great for gifted/talented students!This download includes: 11 detailed lessonsDifferentiated student worksheetsDesign Brief TemplateAn video alternative f

Subjects:

Engineering, Gifted and Talented, Writing

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Projects, GATE

CCSS:

RI.2.1

, RI.2.2

, RI.2.7

, RI.3.1

, RI.3.3