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Rube Goldberg Machine Contestâ„¢



Next Competition: March 7, 2014 at Waukesha County Technical College


Just announced!  Rube Goldberg Machine Contest™ Scholarship

Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
Taking something simple and making it complicated is a teenager's dream come true ... and that's just what this competition does. It challenges students to build a contraption that does something simple (peel an apple, sharpening a pencil, putting toothpaste on a toothbrush) in as many steps as possible.

Physics, chemistry, engineering and ingenuity are all put to the test.

National Winner:  Janesville Craig High School from Janesville, Wis.
National Winner: Janesville Craig High School from Janesville, Wis.
The Challenge:
Zip a zipper

Last Year's Challenge:
Hammer a nail

Competition Site:
Waukesha County Technical College
800 Main St.
Pewaukee, WI 53072

How to get involved
Students - talk to a teacher about being the advisor for a group. Visit the official Rube Goldberg Machine Contest Web site for more information on the next contest date, rules and entry information.

The contest is hosted by the Milwaukee Area Technology and Engineering Partnership: Milwaukee School of Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Waukesha County Technical College, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, and STEM Forward.

For more information:

Julie Schuster
Admission Office
Phone: (800) 332-6763