Materials: Taped circle, bucket of 50 golf balls.
Problem: On the floor there is a taped circle. In the middle of the circle isa bucket full of 50 golf balls. You may not touch the bucket, the tape, or step inside the circle. Outside of the circle are two ropes. Your problem is to pick up the bucket and remove it from inside the circle.If the bucket remains inside the circle, you will receive 1 point for every ball left inside the bucket and 1 point for every inch the bucket has been moved, if the bucket is still standing and 0 points if the bucket has been knocked over. If the bucket is still standing outside the circle when time has expired you will receive three points for every ball inside the bucket and 20 points for a standing bucket, and 0 for a non-standing bucket.
You have 1 minute to think and three to respond.
Materials: 10 straws, 4 mailing labels, 3 sheets of 8-1/2" x 11" paper, 10 marbles, 15 beans, clay, scissors and a ruler.
Set up: 2 chairs with backs to each other spaced 14" apart. You may mark floor in case chairs slide during problem.
Problem: You will have 2 minutes to discuss and 8 minutes to solve the problem. You may not use the ruler or scissors as part of your structure. The problem to construct a bridge between the two chair backs that will hold 4 marbles for 15 seconds(worth 25 points). Each additional marble up to 10 total will be worth 10 points each. Teamwork will be worth 1-15 points.100 points is the maximum amount that can be achieved. The marbles must be on the bridge itself, not on the chair(s).
Problem: 5 Team members must build a statue using their bodies. They are given 3 minutes to talk amongst themselves. Then they will have 2 minutes to build the statue. All team members must be used and touching each other. They may not talk during the time.
Problem: The team must, together, make a "human machine". Each member must cause a chain reaction with the next member. This machine must be able to carry out a definite process. The team has 10 minutes to think and present their machine. They must be able to explain their machine to the judges.
Materials: Full sheets of newspaper print, six" strips of masking tape.
Problem: Each team member gets 3 sheets of paper and five strips of tape to create a new object that represents the ideals of OM. The team has one minute to think and three minutes to work.
Materials: 1' masking tape, 6 sheets of paper, 1 paper towel tube, 10 straws, 2' yarn, 5 labels,and 1 marble.
Problem: The team has 5 minutes to build a structure on which a marble can travel down and be dropped into a container with various point values. The object is to make the structure as tall as possible. The marble may not be simply dropped down a tube, it must roll on or touch the structure at all times. The structure must be freestanding.
Scoring: 2 points per inch of height of building, point amount where marble lands, 1-10 points for teamwork.
Materials: 20 marshmallows, 2 paint cans, 1 envelope, 3 name tags, 10 toothpicks, 20 nails, 2' of string.
Problem: Construct a suspension bridge 4" off the ground. The bridge has to hold a butter dish in which nails will be placed after the bridge has stood for one minute. You will receive 2 points for each inch of the
bridge's length and 3 points for each nail placed in the dish and held by the bridge. There must be a three second interval between each nail deposited. You will be given one minute to think and 4 minutes to build.
Problem: Three team members will each be assigned a number 1, 2, or 3. The remaining two members will be a conductor/guide and the blindfolded "traveler". The numbered members will be placed on the triangle shaped
areas . The blindfolded member is to be guided to these members by non-verbal signals given by the conductor.
A card with numbers in this sequence: 2-1-3-1-3-2-1-2-1 repeat... is given to the conductor. The card designates the order in which the traveler is to visit the numbered members
You will have 2 minutes to plan your solution and 2 minutes to perform.
Scoring: 2 points for each successful visit - 1-15 points for creativity of solution,
Materials: Paper clip, 6" string, 12" ruler, 2 name tags,
coat hanger
Problem:To move a paper cup with open side up down a 10 foot long and three foot wide lane made by masking tape. For every foot you move the cup down the lane using only the items given and not using your hands, the judge will place a bean in the cup. Each item can only be used to move the cup 3 feet. If the beans spill out the team must start over. If the team has to start over items can be used again. The team has 1 minute to think and 4 minutes to act. The team can move the cup back one foot to collect more beans and the team is given 5 points if they ask this question.
Scoring: Each bean is worth 1 point.
When the cup crosses the finish line they get 10 points