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The STEM Challenge

The 2024 Digital Rube Goldberg Machine Contest is a STEAM competition where students from grades 3-12 compete with machines that they have imagined, designed in Minecraft Education Edition, and created in a fun and competitive forum.

The competitions encourage teamwork and out-of-the-box problem-solving in a fresh learning environment and level playing field. As always, the digital challenge mirrors the analog event. This year's challenge is to use Minecraft to build a wacky machine that will Put toothpaste on a toothbrush.

Entries for the Broward Quarterly Challenge will remain open throughout the third quarter

(March 22, 2024)

*** READ BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS! ***

How to submit your Big Build Challenge: Put Toothpaste On A Toothbrush

Step 1: Make sure you have all the requirements for your machine listed in the team guide (Pages 10-13).

Step 2: Submit your machine run videos in the appropriate Flip topic. Titles must include Team name + Submission #, followed by your Team Machines Title. More information is in the team guide (Page 10) on what to include in your video.

Junior Division (8-13 years old)

Senior Division (13-18 years old)

@Home Division (all ages)

Step 3: Gather your Flip links, machine step list and screenshots. Submit them to the Google Form.

Submissions are due Monday, April 15, 2024!

Visit the Rube Goldberg Minecraft Challenge website for more details: https://www.nasef.org/rube-goldberg

The Teacher Guide provides all the information you will need: 2024 Rube Goldberg Team Guide

Additional Resources / Information

⛏ Want a fun video to spark student interest? Start Pee Wee's Breakfast Machine video at clock time 1:00 minute:

⛏ How to Install Minecraft Edu ----> How to Install Minecraft Education (Broward Schools Devices Only)

⛏ How to Import a World File ----> How to Import Minecraft World Files

⛏ How to Screen Record with Flip ----> Screen Record with Flip

How to Submit Your Completed Challenge

✔ REGISTER YOUR TEAM:

Ask your teacher/coordinator to register your team ----> REGISTER TEAMS HERE
This must be done prior to submission to Rube Goldberg on April 15th. Make a note of the Team Name you choose as it will be required as the name for your Flip Submission.
Teams can have 2 - 4 members but there is no limit on the number of teams per school (one entry per team).

✔ Submit a screenshot of your Flip Submission Upload from the Rube Goldberg page to receive a credit for this quarter's STEM+CS challenge:

➕ BrowardSTEM FORM SUBMISSION LINK: https://forms.office.com/r/QZ1PcgWwrW