Materials: Envelope containing - 100 toopicks, 1 ounce of clay, a sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" paper, 12" piece of string, paper napkin, 1 peel-off packing label, 2" of masking tape, 4 plastic straws, 1 cup miniature marshmallows, blown out egg, and a pair of scissors that can not be part of the solution.
Problem: You must determine how to drop a blown out egg onto a tile floor from a distance of six feet in the air, without cracking or breaking the egg, using the materials given.
Scoring: Unbroken egg - 20 points
Slight crack - 15 points
Large crack - 5 points
Smashed - 1 point
You will have 5 minutes to construct and 1 minute to test.
Materials: 2 empty pop cans, 2- 8 1/2" x 11" pieces of paper, 2 unsharpened pencils, 8 popsicle sticks, 3 paper clips, 5 assorted rubber bands, 1- 12" piece of string, 2- 6" pieces of masking tape, 2 plastic spoons, 1 pair of scissors.
Problem: Using the materials, create a transportation device that will be used to transport a raw egg a distance of 3 feet. The egg may be touched only when it is being placed in or on the transportation
vehicle. Hands or feet may not be used to propel the vehicle while it is transporting the egg.
Materials: Signaling Team - Soda can with pennies in it, 2 spoons, 1 pencil, 4" square bubble packing material
Building Team - 30" string, 1 rubber band, 1 adhesive mailing label, 6" masking tape, 2 thumb tacks, 15 paper clips, 1 business size envelope. Also needed are 2 blindfolds and 2 shoe boxes.
Problem: Part One - The team will have 4 minutes to decide a method of communication to accomplish Part Two.
In Part Two, 2 blindfolded members will have 4 minutes to follow directions from the signaling team members to construct and complete the task. Team members may talk in Part One but not in Part Two.
Task: Given 2 shoe boxes set 2 feet apart and using the materials provided, connect the boxes in as many different ways as possible.
Scoring: 5 points for each different connection. Penalty points for talking (-3 for each offense). A connection will be counted as different when any material in the connection from box to box is different from precedingmaterials.
Materials: 10 straws, 20 paper clips, paper cup, 100 pennies
Problem: Build a structure out of straws and paper clips. Cup must be placed on the structure and pennies added to see how much weight structure will hold.
Materials:
Table One Table Two
2 yellow right triangles 3 yellow right triangles
2 red right triangles 3 red right triangles
2 blue right triangles 2 blue right triangles
3 yellow circles 3 yellow squares
3 red circles 3 red squares
3 blue circles 3 blue squares
Problem: Part 1- Your team has 60 seconds to divide into two groups.
Part 2-
1. At the end of 60 seconds announce time. Direct group 1 to assemble behind Table 1 and group 2 behind Table 2.
2. NO verbal communication will be allowed during this part.
3. You will have three minutes to complete your task.
4. Group 1 will try to collect all squares at Table 1.
5. Group 2 will try to collect all circles at Table 2.
6. Each group will designate one carrier.
7. Carriers may only carry a maximum of one piece in a hand during a trip.
8. Carriers may never make a trip between Tables empty- handed.
9. Only carriers may touch the pieces.
10. At the end of time, carriers must return to the table where they started (following the rules above, esp. #7 and #8).
11. Only _____ carriers may carry circles and only______ carriers may carry squares.
12. Any carrier may carry a triangle.
Fill in the blanks in #11 with descriptive characteristics that would allow for the successful transfer of circles and squares.
Ex. Male, female or over 4' tall, under 4' tall.
Scoring: 10 points for each circle on Table 2
10 points for each original square on Table 1
50 points for each square made from 2 triangles being placed next to each other to form a square on Table 1.
-5 points for each question asked in part 2.
-25 points for verbal communication between teammates.