Why change a broken light the easy way when you can build a Rube Goldberg machine instead? Jiwi’s Machines takes everyday ...

The assignment for the fifth-graders at Excelsior Elementary School was a fun one, but somewhat complex: Build a machine, often referred to as a Rube Goldberg machine, that could transport a gift ...

Rube Goldberg competitions allow students to build a complicated machine to accomplish a simple task and along the way, learn a little about engineering.

Ripley County Engineering Academy took 1st place in Division II. Photo provided.