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=2011 RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE CONTEST = = =

Welcome to the Seventh Annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, sponsored by the Fay School and MIT and co-sponsored by GE and EMC 2 =__ This Year's Task __ =

= Draw a straight line on a piece of paper = = =

The line must be between 2" - 6" and drawn on the piece of paper. = Photo Release for Competitors =

= = =**Important Dates **=

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Training of Faculty Coaches at MIT (information to follow). On this date, materials and information will be provided to the Coaches (including the machine goal, packing list of materials, the materials themselves, and a list of tools available on the day of competition). Breakfast and lunch will be served.======

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2:00pm-4:00pm, Judging of Machines according to random judging order (see judging order in registration packet). All teams are encouraged to watch the judging of the machines AND NOT DISMANTLE THEIR OWN MACHINES UNTIL ALL THE JUDGING HAS BEEN COMPLETED (a tie may need to be broken, and if your machine has been disassembled, you will forfeit victory to the other team(s) in the tie).======

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4:30-5:00, Spectators permitted to view the machines on the gym floor. Teams to break down machines, discard materials into the trash barrels, and bring barrels to the truck outside the gym doors. Rube materials to be recycled should be placed in the appropriate bins (__not__ the water bottle recycling bins, which will also be present). Tools must be returned to the designated check in spot, by the team captain, for inventory and inspection.======

=2011 Competing Schools = Seventh Annaul Rube Goldberg Machine Contest Competitors 1. Parent Involvement Program, MA 2. Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science, NY 3. Ben Franklin Classical Charter Public School, MA 4. St. Sebastian's School, MA 5. North Central Charter Essential, MA 6. The Engineering School, MA 7. The Browning School, NY 8. Birchland Park Middle School, MA 9. Breed Middle School, MA 10. Framingham Middle Schools (Fuller, Walsh, and Cameron Middle Schools), MA 11. The Phoenix School, MA 12. Clarksburg Elementary School, MA 13. Trinity School, NY 14. Guilmette School, MA 15. Fay School, MA 16. Wheeler School, RI 17. Needham Area Homeschoolers, MA 18. East Woods School, MA 19. Eugene Wright Middle School, MA 20. Mohawk Trail Regional High School, MA 21. Brookwood School, MA 22. Sage School, MA 23. George Jackson Academy, NY 24. Cardigan Mountain School, NH

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