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)