Given: 2 yard sticks, a large paper clip, 6" of tape, 8 1/2 X 11 piece
of paper, three marbles and a 2" x 2" block of clay.
Team members may not carry the marbles in any way between the tables.
You will be given 2 minutes to discuss and 5 minutes to perform the task.
You may not talk during the 5 minutes you are performing the task.
Your problem is to move 3 marbles from one table to another (both the
same height and 2 feet apart) without touching marbles with your hands.
Given: Crayons, markers etc. and paper.
Each team member is given one piece of paper and crayons or markers.
Each team member is to come up with an original creature and tell its name, what it eats and where it lives.
Given: Cake pan half filled with water, 6 marshmallows, 16 toothpicks,
a 5 X 7 index card, a pencil, a Dixie cup, a comb and pennies.
Make a structure that floats and can hold as many pennies as possible
without tipping or sinking.
Given: An "X" on a chalk board.
Without using your hands, erase the "X" from the chalk board with an
eraser using a body part. You may pick up the eraser no more than one time. Everyone must take a turn.
Given: 50 toothpicks, 1 package of 5 sticks Wrigley's chewing gum and 1 paper cup.
Using the materials on the table, you have 5 minutes to build the best
house that you can that will support the paper cut and the weights.
You will receive points for the following: 2 pts. for each inch in height of house, 3pts. for every penny in cup, 10pts. for creativity of house design, 10pts. for team work.
Given: Scissors, 12'' tape, 50 straws, clay (2 x 2), ruler, playing cards.
There is a stack of cards before you. Each member will choose one card.
The team will look at all five cards and choose one card to use. The team will then use the clay given to make a model of the card. The model should be the height shown on the card. You will be given a ruler for measuring. You can receive 20 points for how close you are to the model on the card. You can receive 10 points for teamwork.
Given: Big Mac box, 6 straws, tuna fish can and a pack of chewing gum.
Using box & pack of chewing gum, build a structure to support a tuna fish can
Given: 3 pieces of construction paper, 3 mailing labels, 5 paper clips,
3 rubber bands, 10 building blocks and one spoon.
You are going to build a basket that will hold and carry 10 blocks.
You will need to pull with your hands for one minute without touching it.
While you pull it, it must stay together with the blocks in it.
You have 5 minutes to discuss and build, then one minute to pull
Given:2 mailing labels, 2 clothes pins, 12" of string, 1 marble,1 ping-pong ball, 1 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper, 2 paper clips,1 teaspoon,1 Styrofoam cup and 1 mouse trap.
Take the materials given and construct a device/mechanism that will produce a chain reaction.
You have 8 minutes to think and to construct your device/mechanism and 2 additional minutes to cause your chain reaction to occur. During the 2 minute period you may not touch your device other than to initiate the first reaction. You will receive 10 points for every different reaction caused. You will also receive an additional score of 1-15 points for the creativity of your device and 1 - 10 points for teamwork.
Given:Table with 6" x 6" square of 1" wide tape, 4 sheets of paper, 1 sheet of gummed labels, golf ball, ruler and scissors.
The tape represents a bottomless pit into which no supports may be placed. Your task is to support a golf ball as high as possible over the middle of the pit.
No points awarded if structure touches table outside the square created by the tape.