Rube Goldberg

Rube Goldberg was a famous cartoonist who created contraptions to accomplish simple tasks. As we finished our polished pieces for functional writing, the students were given choices of other functional writing pieces to work on. The students loved doing these "Rube Goldbergs" as we called them, and most students did several.

Luke's simple task was how to crack a nut- he called his contraption "The Cracker."
Aubrey's simple task was to open a book. She invented "The Book Opener."

Trey's simple task was turning the key in the car. His invention was called "The Helper."