Rube-A-Thon
A Rube-a-Thon is a team competition that celebrates creative problem solving through the design and construction of a Rube Goldberg machine - a contraption built from everyday items that completes a simple task like watering a plant or cracking an egg! The first annual Rube-a-Thon was held on October 6, 2023, at Columbia Gorge Community College. This regional event brought together 21 teams of 7th graders -120 students - from Oregon and Washington, including Hood River, Wasco, Klickitat, and Skamania counties. The challenge was "Put Toothpaste on a Toothbrush." Participating teams were tasked with building a contraption to achieve this goal and then presented their machines to a panel of judges. Awards were given in various categories. The 2024 Rube-a-Thon will take place on October 24, 2024!
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Registration is now open for the 2024 Rube-a-Thon, happening on October 25, 2024!
Registration Deadline for Schools:
Friday, October 4, 2024
Please submit 1 form per school (up to 10 teams of 3-6 students permitted per school)
*Click on the flyer to register*
Questions?
Contact Kate Wurster: kwurster@cgesd.k12.or.us or 541-656-7492
Thank you to the educators, industry and community volunteers including Catherine Loke and Charlotte Chapman (Insitu), Jack Perrin (Gorge Makerspace), Christy Christopher (Columbia Gorge ESD), Rosa Grabos (Amazon), Greg Paul (community member), and CGCC staff Dylan McManus and Kylie Brunton, who made the 2023 event possible.
