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'Scrap Heap Challenge' Dec. 6 in Potsdam asks kids to test their imaginations

Posted 12/2/14

POTSDAM -- In the Scrap Heap Challenge Dec. 6, kids will learn about the famous Rube Goldberg machines, inventions designed to perform simple tasks in an over-the-top silly way. The event will be …

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'Scrap Heap Challenge' Dec. 6 in Potsdam asks kids to test their imaginations

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POTSDAM -- In the Scrap Heap Challenge Dec. 6, kids will learn about the famous Rube Goldberg machines, inventions designed to perform simple tasks in an over-the-top silly way.

The event will be held at the Clarkson Bookstore, 39 Market St. from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Participants will tap into their creativity and use every-day items to build an innovative machine to accomplish a goal using a chain of actions.

The program is taught by Dr. Katie Fowler, professor of mathematics at Clarkson.