Rube Goldberg Machine
2008 Winners
Thank you to all our students for their fantastic entries. Close to 100 teams competed for the top prizes! The Top Team in each category have won money for their school’s science program and gift certificates for all team members and the teacher.
And the envelope please…
Best Overall
Team Paticifa
(Helen E. Taylor School, Wembley, Alberta)
Honorable Mentions:
Cerberus
(St. Jean Brebeuf School, Calgary, Alberta)
Geek Squad
(Alexandra Junior High School, Medicine Hat, Alberta)
Most Creative
Cerberus
(St. Jean Brebeuf School, Calgary, Alberta)
Honorable Mentions:
Team Paticifa
(Helen E. Taylor School, Wembley, Alberta)
Zyster
(Helen E. Taylor School, Wembley, Alberta)
Best Presentation
Team Paticifa
(Helen E. Taylor School, Wembley, Alberta)
Honorable Mentions:
Cerberus
(St. Jean Brebeuf School, Calgary, Alberta)
Geek Squad
(Alexandra Junior High School, Medicine Hat, Alberta)
Best Diagram
Complex Conundrum
(Alexandra Junior High School, Medicine Hat, Alberta)
Honorable Mentions:
Cerberus
(St. Jean Brebeuf School, Calgary, Alberta)
Pirates who don't do anything
(Steele Heights School, Edmonton, Alberta)
Longest Time
It’s a TIE! The winners, both at 46 seconds:
Penduluminous
(Alexandra Junior High School, Medicine Hat, Alberta)
Cerberus
(St. Jean Brebeuf School, Calgary, Alberta)
Honorable Mentions:
At 25.5 seconds:
Team Paticifa
(Helen E. Taylor School, Wembley, Alberta)
At 23 seconds:
Superduper Awesome
(Red Earth Creek School, Red Earth Creek, Alberta)
Most Simple Machines
The winner, at 28 simple machines:
Zyster
(Helen E. Taylor School, Wembley, Alberta)
Honorable Mentions:
At 23 simple machines:
Cerberus
(St. Jean Brebeuf School, Calgary, Alberta)
At 13 simple machines:
Geek Squad
(Alexandra Junior High School, Medicine Hat, Alberta)
Public Voting
Cerberus
(St. Jean Brebeuf School, Calgary, Alberta)
Honorable Mentions:
Superduper Awesome
(Red Earth Creek School, Red Earth Creek, Alberta)
Acid
(Red Earth Creek School, Red Earth Creek, Alberta)