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    Rube Goldberg was a famous cartoonist known for creating silly machines with many complex steps to complete simple tasks. His cartoons inspired toys, games, and were featured in films. A museum in Philadelphia is holding an exhibit called "The Art of Rube Goldberg" that showcases his work and has activities for visitors to design their own wacky machines. The museum is also hosting a contest for high school students to build functioning Rube Goldberg-style machines that are funny and clever.

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    Rube Goldberg was a famous cartoonist known for creating silly machines with many complex steps to complete simple tasks. His cartoons inspired toys, games, and were featured in films. A museum in Philadelphia is holding an exhibit called "The Art of Rube Goldberg" that showcases his work and has activities for visitors to design their own wacky machines. The museum is also hosting a contest for high school students to build functioning Rube Goldberg-style machines that are funny and clever.

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    You can play with Rube Goldberg's fun, silly

    machines at a museum
    By Washington Post, adapted by Newsela staff on 05.09.19
    Word Count 424
    Level 440L

    Image 1. A giant Rube Goldberg machine. Photo: Ryan Somma/Flickr/Creative Commons

    Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist. He is famous for his silly machines.

    Mr. Goldberg died back in 1970. But his inventions are as much loved today as ever.

    Mr. Goldberg's machines were complicated. They had many working parts. They still did funny,
    silly things. One stuck stamps on envelopes. Another could wipe your mouth at breakfast.

    Mr. Goldberg did not really build these machines. He


    simply drew them. But he did make plans showing
    how they could be built. His machines really do work.

    Cartoons Are Much More Fun To Draw

    Rube Goldberg's work can now be seen in a museum.


    The museum is in Philadelphia. It is part of the National Museum of American Jewish History.

    The museum show is called "The Art of Rube Goldberg."

    This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com.


    Mr. Goldberg's first job was as an engineer. He helped design real machines. But Mr. Goldberg had
    other ideas. He quit his job and became a cartoonist. He thought it was more fun.

    Everyone Loves The Silly Machines

    Mr. Goldberg is most famous for cartoons that starred professor Lucifer Gorgonzola Butts. This
    made-up character was an inventor. He built crazy machines. Many did simple things the hard
    way.

    Butts' inventions were as silly as could be. Yet, they


    worked. Mr. Goldberg knew what he was doing. He
    had the mind of an engineer. But he was an engineer
    with a sense of humor.

    Mr. Goldberg's machines became very popular. Toys


    and board games were made about them. He also
    worked with The Three Stooges. They were three very
    funny men. His inventions show up in an old Stooges
    film called "Soup to Nuts."

    You Can Make A Crazy Machine Too!

    Many kids became interested in science or inventing because of Mr. Goldberg. The museum is
    keeping that going. It is running a Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.

    The contest is for kids in high school. Students have to build their own goofy machines. The
    winning machine must be funny. It has to be clever. It also must work.

    Museum visitors can pretend to be mad scientists. They can play with Rube Goldberg's machines.
    They can even make their own crazy machines.

    Do you want to learn more about Rube Goldberg? Go online at Rubegoldberg.com. You will have a
    fun time.

    This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com.


    Quiz

    1 How did Rube Goldberg become famous?

    (A) He made a museum show.

    (B) He had a job as an engineer.

    (C) He built things from cartoons.

    (D) He drew crazy machines.

    2 What is a reason why Mr. Goldberg decided to be a cartoonist?

    (A) The job he had asked him to leave.

    (B) He made plans for a museum.

    (C) The Stooges asked him to do it.

    (D) He thought it would be more fun.

    3 What is the section "Everyone Loves The Silly Machines" MAINLY about?

    (A) what type of work Mr. Goldberg did

    (B) what people will see in the museum

    (C) what Mr. Goldberg did for the Stooges

    (D) what Mr. Goldberg’s first job was like

    4 Read the following paragraph from the section "You Can Make A Crazy Machine Too!"

    The contest is for kids in high school. Students have to build their own goofy machines. The
    winning machine must be funny. It has to be clever. It also must work.

    What is the focus of this paragraph?

    (A) "The Art of Rube Goldberg" show

    (B) the website Rubegoldberg.com

    (C) the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest

    (D) the National Museum of American Jewish History

    This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com.

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