Students will experience the Rube Goldberg Design Lab kickoff by analyzing a live chain-reaction demo, identifying cause-and-effect steps, spotting simple machines and science ideas in action, and completing a short first-build challenge that introduces the project goal of designing a safe, reliable machine for a clear final task.

Students will analyze real Rube Goldberg examples, gather user and audience input, and turn that evidence into clear design criteria, constraints, and early machine directions for a safe, reliable final build.

Students will turn their research and early ideas into a tested prototype plan, build quick low-fidelity versions, gather peer and user feedback, and complete at least two documented revision cycles before moving toward a stronger final build.

Students will refine their Rube Goldberg machines into reliable, audience-ready builds by using testing evidence, peer and expert feedback, and structured revision cycles. They will complete a design conference, improve weak steps, document fixes across repeated trials, rehearse a live walkthrough, and prepare for a stakeholder-facing showcase that explains how force, motion, energy transfer, simple machines, and revision decisions shaped the final machine.

Students will present their finished Rube Goldberg machines to an authentic audience, complete the three-in-a-row reliability challenge with a live step-by-step walkthrough, gather gallery walk feedback, and document how testing, revisions, safety habits, and teamwork shaped the final result.