Kj's Market Supplemental Resources for Lesson Plan in a Box: Rube Goldberg

Dear Teachers,

Thank you for the impact you make in the community day in and day out. Whether by analyzing assessment data, cheering on students at their games, or spending time over the summer to set up an engaging learning environment, please know that you are appreciated! As teachers ourselves, we were honored to partner with KJ’s to develop a variety of community partnerships with learning at the focus.

We know what it’s like to be given material so overwhelming that the best place for it is the bottom of a cabinet, all in the name of an “extra resource” - which is why we intentionally designed this resource to cover a wide range of new state standards while also maintaining high levels of student engagement. We truly want this to be a gift for you, one to be used how you see fit and when you see fit.

In addition to this web resource, we’d love to give you a supplemental Lesson Plan in a Box. Within that box you’ll find a combined science, engineering, and math lesson that can be easily adapted to fit kindergarten through fifth grade students. Students will explore Rube Goldberg machines by designing their own and collecting data on what they’ve created. You’ll notice the flexibility of the lesson for use in both the general education classroom and any of the related arts rotation classes. Students will explore how our stores work similarly to a Rube Goldberg machine, since we truly operate from farm to table.

It’s our commitment to support our communities and we encourage you to make this lesson plan your own! We truly hope this serves as a starting point that enables you to tackle some of the new standards, while having the flexibility you deserve to make it yours.

Because we believe ALL students can,

Baili Taylor, Jennifer Szalwinski

Local South Carolina Teachers

Supplemental Resources for Lesson Plan in a Box: Rube Goldberg

Interested in a physical Lesson Plan in a Box? Please reach out to your local store! Availability may be limited and at this time, is only available to Florence, SC area schools and teachers.

Overview - Types of Included Lessons

SEL / Morning Meeting

History

Literacy

Science & Engineering

Math

Writing

- Growth mindset

-Who was Rube Goldberg?

-Civic dispositions

-Research

-Poetry

-Reading fluency

-Plan, design, build, and test a Rube Goldberg machine

*included in kit

-Collect data on your Rube Goldberg machine

-Time, measurement, percentages, graphing/tallies

*included in kit

-Informational cartoons

SEL / Morning Meeting
Materials	Vocabulary	Resources
Ability to play video for students	Growth mindset Resilient, resiliency Perseverance	Audri's Rube Goldberg Monster Trap Additional videos: https://ideas.classdojo.com/b/growth-mindset
Procedures
If possible, have students sit in a circle. Ask: What is a Rube Goldberg machine? Have you ever seen one? Allow time for discussion. If students are unfamiliar, give dominoes as an example. Watch the video linked in the resources. Pause the video at 01:39. Ask: Why didn’t Audri just test it out? Why is he talking through his design? Pause the video at 02:11. Ask: Why did Audri predict that he is going to fail? How did Audri record his predictions? Pause at 02:36: At this point, do you think Audri’s prediction will be correct? How do you think Audri is feeling right now? Stop the video at 03:45. Discuss either as a whole class, or within partners or small groups. Why didn’t Audri give up? Why didn’t he seem upset when his machine failed three times? What can we learn from Audri? Introduce the term “growth mindset” if students are unfamiliar. Explain.

History
Standards	Objectives	Assessment Tool
2.CG.2 Use primary and secondary sources to research a national figure who demonstrated civic dispositions.	I can define and explain the meanings of empathy, cooperation, honesty, compassion, and respect. I can justify how Rube Goldberg demonstrated at least one civic disposition.	Observation during mini-lesson, turn & talks, or conferring Written report, visual presentation, research notes, turn & talks, or conferring
Materials	Vocabulary	Resources
Chart paper or dry erase board space for modeling whole class research notes Markers Access to online resources	Civic dispositions (empathy, cooperation, honesty, compassion, and respect) Primary source Secondary source	https://www.rubegoldberg.org/ Rube Goldberg Machine \| Definition, Ideas & Examples - Video & Lesson Transcript \| Study.com
Procedures

Differentiation/Modifications
Older students may want to research in small groups, partnerships, or independently instead of researching as a class.

Literacy
Standards	Objectives	Assessment Tool
ELA.OE.1 Read and write for a variety of purposes, including academic and personal, for extended periods. ELA.C.6: Write independently and legibly for a variety of tasks and purposes. ELA.C.7: Organize and communicate ideas through a range of formats to engage a variety of audiences. ELA.C.8: Through collaboration, react and respond to information while building upon the ideas of others and respecting diverse perspectives. ELA.AOR.5: Evaluate and critique how an author uses words, phrases, and text structures to craft text. ELA.3.AOR.5.1 Explain how sections of literary text (e.g., paragraphs, chapters, scenes, and stanzas) build on one another and contribute to the overall structure.	I can define poem, rhyme and stanza. I can write an informative poem.	Completed written piece Writing conferences
Materials	Vocabulary	Resources
Various examples of poems for students to explore. Chart paper or dry erase board space for modeling whole class writing. Markers Writing notebooks	Poem, Stanza, Rhyme	Rube Goldberg Poem
Procedures
Provide multiple examples of printed poems (grade level appropriate) to groups of 4 students. Give 5 minutes for students to read the different poems. Listen to the conversation as they explore and “taste” poems. Prepare an anchor chart for the “noticings” and whole group discussions around poems. Ask: What do you notice? How do you feel? Which was their favorite? What type of vocabulary do you hear? Introduce poems and the associated vocabulary (poem, stanza and rhyme). Model writing a poem as a whole group (this may take multiple “sittings”) Maybe one stanza at a time? After creating Rube Goldberg machines, students will write an informative poem about their machine.
Differentiation/Modifications
Younger grades could still explore poems. Modify with the younger grades so age appropriate by drawing a picture and then writing a sentence to go along with the picture. Teachers can ask nonwriters to tell them a sentence and the teacher writes it on the picture. Older grades can extend by looking at types of poems (haiku) or making it longer by adding stanzas.

Writing
Standards	Objectives	Assessment Tool
W 2.1 (This indicator is an expectation for K-5th grade.) W 2.2 (While this indicator is only listed for K-3rd grade, it is vital for 4th and 5th grade students to apply.)	I can write and illustrate an informational cartoon to explain the farm to table process of KJ’s Market. I can plan, edit, and revise my writing.	Observation, conferring, collecting writing sample, rubric Independent writing habits rubric, observation, conferring
Materials	Vocabulary	Resources
Sentence strips Pencils Crayons or colored pencils for illustrations	Cartoon (may be a new writing structure for students) Chronological order	Sample cartoons from Rube Goldberg Kj’s Farm to Table Process
Procedures
Display and discuss sample cartoons from various sources, whether in the newspaper or graphic novels. Discuss information about KJ’s farm to table process. Use the presentation to fill in gaps. Ask: How could we present information about KJ’s farm to table process in the form of a cartoon? Allow students time for “turn and talk” to orally plan. Give each student a sentence strip to use as a comic strip when ready to write. Assist students in the creation of their informational cartoon.
Differentiation/Modifications
This lesson can be easily adapted to fit the needs of the appropriate grade level. Younger students may create a cartoon comic with one frame, while older students may create a lengthy writing piece with a dozen frames to explain the process. The amount of teacher support and guidance can also vary based on student need.

Rube Goldberg Poem