Given: 20 tootsie rolls, 6" of tape, 5 toothpicks and 20 mini marshmallows.
With these items given make a bridge that connects 2 tables about one foot apart. Think time is 2 minutes and building time is 5 minutes. While building, make up a song or original song and sing it during the
building time using the works of materials. After time ends, judges will place tootsie rolls on the bridge, one at a time.
You cannot lose points, you will get an additional 3 points for every tootsie roll held without falling. Scoring: 1 to 5 on Creativity of the song, 1 to 10 for the theme of the problem and 1 to 10 for teamwork.
Given: One bag miniature marshmallows, 1 box toothpicks, 6" masking tape, one sheet 8 1/2 x 1 1 paper, and an object to be used as a weight.
You will have 3 minutes to plan and 5 minutes to build. You may talk only during the planning time. Your problem is to construct a structure as tall as possible using only the materials provided. The structure must be freestanding and support the weight for one minute.
Scoring: 5 points for each cm. of height, 25 points for holding the weight for one minute.
Given: Newspapers, a brick and a roll of masking tape.
Build a free standing structure as high as possible, able to support a brick and also able to have the brick pass under it.
Given: A small empty jewelry box, a stone, a piece of string, scissors
and crayons. (The scissors may not be part of the solution.)
The team has 2 minutes to create a theme and skit and one minute to present a solution. Talking is not allowed during the presentation.
Given: 10 pieces spaghetti, 1 " square of clay, 1 paper cup, 1 - 6'" x 6" piece of cardboard and a box of nails.
The team has 2 minutes to plan and 6 minutes to build a structure as tall as possible to support the cardboard and the cup. The team then has 2 minute to load nails one at a time into the cup. Score will be one point for each inch per nail and 10 points for teamwork.
ex: 4" tall structure holding 5 nails = 20 points.
Given: Model Magic modeling compound, florists wire (either 15" lengths or on ball), 3/8" x 12" dowel rod, 4" square wooden base, lollipop sticks and scissors.
Using only the items given, create an artist's figurine. The figurine must be in human form when completed and the joints must be moveable so that the form can be poseable when completed.
Restrictions: Each team member must contribute to some aspect of the solution. Scissors are to be used for construction purposes only. Non-verbal once constructiontime begins.
Judging points:
Teamwork - how strong was the team's planning session; were the task divided evenly and amicably; were all aspects of the problem considered.
Judging Points:
Appearance of the finished figurine: How closely does it resemble the human form; are the limbs in proper proportion to each other; how finely detailed it is, i.e. hands, feet, facial futures?
Does it function? Are the joints in fact movable? Does the figurine move in natural human motion? Does it hold a pose? Is the entire structure solid?
NOTE: The team's final product was not particularly functional. However, they learned valuable lessons toward teamwork - watching each other in order to maintain the proportion of the figurine, the style and techniques each one used. I found that those with little or no artistic background quickly developed new techniques, and those with strong artistic backgrounds held back their creative urges for the sake of continuity of the project. The final product was used as a prop for their "Great Impressions" solution.
Given: Four 3" nails with heads, 5 labels and 100 straws.
Build a structure to hold straws. If a straw touches the table, deduct 5 points. Score one point for each straw not touching the table.
Given: One very large rubber band (suggest industrial size).
Team members are numbered one through five. When time begins, team members "flip" the rubber band onto the floor, and say something about the shape (pictured image) the rubber band makes when it hits the floor. The team member closest to the rubber band picks it up, flips it and responds. All team member must have a turn before responding during the next round. Creative responses are valued. Should team members forget who has not participated in a given round, they are penalized five points.
With a lump of clay, create a bust of a famous composer (without words).
Your team must devise a way for each team member to sit on another team member's lap, at the same time. You may not touch anything in the room, besides the floor, with your feet. You may not touch your fellow team members with your ends during your solution of the problem. This is a
nonlinguistic problem. (Team members may talk during a 3 minute discussion time, but not during the execution of their solution. )
Scoring: 1-10 points should be awarded for excessive creativity and teamwork. A successful solution may be given a bonus of 25 points.