Welcome to the world of the Rube Goldberg! Sice 1988, tes of thousads of studets have competed i our aual Rube Goldberg Machie Cotests where they are challeged to build the wackiest workig Rube Goldberg Machie that completes a commo task. I the structured eviromet of our competitios, these cotraptios are more tha just Rube Goldberg Machies. They ispire commuicatio, problem-solvig ad teamwork. They hoe skills like math, physics ad chemistry. O a formal basis, this learig experiece falls uder the umbrella of STEM/STEAM (Sciece, Techology Egieerig, Art ad Math) educatio but what separates a Rube Goldberg Machie Cotest from other chai reactio competitios is artistry, storytellig, ad a sese of humor. After all, Rube was traied as a egieer, but as a Pulitzer Prize wiig cartooist, he spet most of his life tryig to make people laugh. If you have ot already, please go to All About the RGMC o our site. Thak you for Hostig a Live RGMC -- our Hosts tell us they have as much fu as the Teams! The may beefits of Hostig, from supportig local commuities, busiesses, schools ad after-school orgaizatios, to providig a veue where egaged studets get to display their skills i frot of proud parets, sibligs, gradparets, frieds ad educators, are tefold. But the biggest beefit of all? Makig a impact o a youg perso s life. Through creative learig ad laughter our Rube Goldberg Machie Cotest participats are primed to be the problem solvers of tomorrow. RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE CONTEST HONOR CODE All Team Leaders ad Hosts ad Studets The most importat rule i our Rule Book - the oe which supersedes all others - is the Rube Goldberg Machie Cotest Hoor Code. 1. By registerig ad participatig i the RGMC, you are obligated to abide by all of its rules. 2. Uderstad that ot doig so may result i your team s disqualificatio. Host Basics...2 Team Basics...3 Spotlights...4 Complete Host Maual icludes these additioal pages ad is available to registered Hosts as a dowload o their accout page. Host Resposibilities... 5-11 Judgig ad Scorig Basics...12 How the POD System Works...13 Team Placemet Markers...14 Tips for a Successful RGMC...15 Sample Checklist - Pre, Day of ad Post cotest... 16-18
The 2019 Task is Put Moey i A Piggy Bak. The task chages o a aual basis ad is determied by Rube Goldberg, Ic. NEW There is o fee to RGI to become a Host...but there are resposibilities i Hostig. Oce you register as a Host, both the 2019 Host Maual ad Scorig ad Judgig - alog with other materials you will eed - are dowloadable from your Accout page. The Host will have sole resposibility for orgaizig ad ruig their competitio i accordace with RGI rules. The key to a successful competitio is commuicatio with Team Leaders ad RGI. 1. Decide which Divisio(s) you will Host. There are 3 Rube Goldberg Machie Cotest Divisios. You may Host more tha 1 Divisio. 2. There is o team size limit. Ay umber of studets ca desig, build, ad participate. For both regioals ad Fials, we suggest a team limit of 14. Hosts eed to put otes i their listig if there is a cap of 14 (or fewer) studets based o capacity, fire codes ad expected attedace. 3. Whe choosig a veue, determie how may total teams you ca fit i your veue. Allow approximately 15 x 15 for each team. There will also be judges, refs ad the public attedig, so add space for that. 4. All hosts register their cotests o our web site ad create a Host Page. (See how o page 6. ) There is o fee to become a Host. All regioal cotests must ru betwee November 1st, 2018 ad March 15th, 2019. Oce your listig is approved, you will have access to all materials o your Accout page ad teams will be able to register for your cotest. 5. Host registratio opes early fall. 6. All Divisio Fials will be held the weeked of April 5-7, 2019, at Museum of Sciece ad Idustry, Chicago, IL. Specific Divisio schedules will be aouced o our web site begiig of 2019. First place wiers of DIVISION I ad DIVISION II regioals ad all 3 category wiers of Appretice regioals are eligible to compete i Fials. 1
Team Basics NEW Team Cost ad Registratio There are costs ivolved with competig i the Rube Goldberg Machie Cotest. Both Live ad Olie local/regioal registratio fees are $395.00 per team Fees are payable directly to RGI. Hosts may uderwrite a portio of, or all of, the $395./per team fee. Hosts may fid sposors to assist i lowerig team fess by uderwritig. Oce your cotest has completed, Hosts will be billed for the balace of the fee they are uderwritig for each team. There is o team size limit. Ay umber of studets ca desig, build, ad participate. For both regioals ad Fials, we suggest a team limit of 14. Hosts eed to put otes i their listig if there is a cap of 14 (or fewer) studets based o capacity, fire codes ad expected attedace. Live Fials registratio fee is $500.00 for all teams attedig Live Fials, payable directly to RGI. For teams i the Live cotest, i additio to registratio fees, costs may iclude trasportatio of the machie ad the team, food ad overight accommodatios. Teams are ecouraged to udertake commuity fud-raisig efforts (i.e. local retailers or busiesses, paret cotributios, bake sales...). No refuds or credits will be give. Divisio Age Requiremets Divisio Age Requiremet Team Leader APPRENTICE 8-11 Each team must have a Team Leader who will be preset at I 11-14 the cotest. II 14-18 NOTE: A team member must fall withi the age rage for their divisio by Jue 15 th, 2019. Movig o to Fials First place wiers of Divisio I ad II regioals are eligible to compete i Fials. Appretice teams that wi 1 of the 3 judged categories are eligible to compete i Fials. For every 27 teams i a regioal, 1 team may atted Fials. For every additioal block of up to 27 teams i a Regioal, 1 additioal team may atted Fials. After the wiers of a regioal are aouced, ad the Host has marked team places, teams advacig to Fials must go to their Team Page to register ad pay for Fials by March 1st or as soo as their cotest completes. If a advacig team from a regioal is uable to participate i a Fials, the ext highest scorig team from that Regioal may choose to participate i place of the advacig team. 2
NEW Spotlights All Hosts will receive a 2019 RGMC Host pi. All Hosts will be able to dowload the followig items from their Accout Page: 2019 Complete Scorig ad Judgig 2019 Complete Host Maual 2019 Team Ivitatio.doc 2019 Sposorship Request.doc GETTING PRESS ATTENTION FOR YOUR CONTEST SAMPLE PR 2019 Pre Evet PR.doc 2019 Post Evet PR.doc 2019 Cotest artwork We are always available to aswer questios at rube@rubegoldberg.com. Hosts that pay for all or a portio of team fees, eed to email rube@rubegoldberg.com with the umber of teams they will uderwrite ad what portio of the fee they are coverig for each team. Teams whose registratio fees have bee uderwritte but do ot participate i their regioal competitios will be prohibited from participatig i future cotests for the ext three years. Teams are defied as a specific combiatio of a teacher/ leader ad school/orgaizatio. For cotest scorig ad determiatio of 1st, 2d ad 3rd place wiers (for Divisio I ad II) ad the 3 category wiers (for Appretice), Hosts MUST have access to Microsoft Excel. At the competitio, judges ad referees will make otes o paper Forms (located i the Forms SECTION of the Rules) but actual scorig will be doe digitally via a Excel spreadsheet. Please see pages 12 ad 13 for a brief descriptio of Judgig ad Scorig. Compete details are i the Scorig ad Judgig SECTION of the Complete Rules. Trophies: Regioals: Each Live cotest Host is required to purchase official Rube Goldberg trophies ad commemorative ribbos for the wiers of their evet. Order o your Accout Page. Fials: RGI is providig trophies, ribbos ad cash prizes to orgaizatios/schools of Fials placig teams. Please see detailed list o page 11 ad use this iformatio to ecourage Teams to joi your competitio. See a Sample Check List for Pre-, Day of ad Post-cotest at ed of this Host Maual o pages 16-18. 3
REGISTER AS A HOST TODAY. rubegoldberg.com SCIENCE Oce you register as a Host, both the 2019 Host Maual ad Rules, alog with other materials you will eed, are dowloadable from your Accout page. The Host will have sole resposibility for orgaizig ad ruig their competitio i accordace with RGI rules. To Host a fu ad excitig Rube Goldberg Machie Cotest, you ll eed teams that are excited about STEM learig ad out of the box thikig - ad, oh yes, FUN! TEAMWORK ENGINEERING Gather at least 3 teams, select the veue, pick a date betwee November 1st, 2018 ad March 15th, 2019. I additio to adherig to Rube Goldberg rules for cotest set up ad Rube Goldberg Machie specificatios, the Host will be resposible for all Judges ad Referees ad the scorig of their cotest. The 1st place Team at each regioal cotest is eligible to compete at Fials. The Complete Host Maual is available to registered Hosts. ART WATCH THE FUN BEGIN! MATH 4