Kids will love this Christmas Rube Goldberg STEM Challenge! Use a series of chain reactions to make a jingle bell land in a cup. So fun!

Do you teach simple machines? They can be so much fun to discuss and explore. They are awesome to create simple...

I wrote an instructional article for Make Magazine's online edition. Head over and learn to build your own simple automata.

My name is Dina and I tell animate stories about inanimate objects. Every object contains a kind of “folded story” inside it. Things can tell what they saw, who held them, who accidentally broke them, and who lovingly gathered up the pieces and repaired them.

Here's a fun Rube Goldberg machine challenge for fall! Make a candy pumpkin land in a basket. Great STEM activity.

For simple problems, sometimes a complicated solution is better. Well, maybe not better, but certainly more entertaining. Rube Goldberg machines are complex, often humorous devices built to perform ordinary, not very humorous tasks. Here's a collection of the best Rube Goldberg machines from across the internet.

How to build a Rube Goldberg machine with little inventors, ages 4 and up.

LEGO Rube Goldberg Machines: Cool Contraptions You Have to See! These are real Rube Goldberg Machines. Use the videos as inspiration to make your own or just watch them - they are awesome! Great for use in the classroom, for afterschool or in your homeschool. #rubegoldberg #rubegoldbergmachines #legobuilding

Silly or serious? Rube Goldberg machines are not only a lot of fun but can help students to understand the principles of conservation and transfer of energy.

How to make a Rube Goldberg machine that pours a bowl of cereal. Rube Goldberg machines are simple machines put together to do 'something' very elaborately!