Given: A deck of cards and a box of Cheerios.
Build a structure with the cards that will support as many Cheerios as possible. Points will be awarded for height, creativity of structure and number of cereals held .
Given: One little square sponge, 4 nails, 2 paper clips, one round magnet, and one 3" x 4" piece of cardboard.
Build the tallest structure using all the items given.
You have one minute to think without playing with the objects. After the one minute you will have 5 minutes to build your structure. When you are finished, if time is not up, you can say stop and get 15 points for every minute of time left. You get 10 points for every inch you have built.
Given: Two "twisties" for garbage bags, 12 miniature marshmallows, 8 toothpicks, 3 straws, one regular size envelope, one paper plate, one paper towel tube, one ping pong ball and one can shaving cream.
Cover the table surface. The team has 5 minutes to discuss building the
best possible structure that will support a ping pong ball on top of the envelope at the top of the structure, and 2 minutes to assemble it.
Coach hint: If they ask, they may tear apart or break any of the items, and the envelope flap can be torn off and licked.
Given: One 5"x 5" piece of cardboard, 5 straws, 12' of tape and
a pair of scissors.Build a structure that must be at least 6" tall.
Points are awarded for each inch over 6 inches. All materials must be use.
Given: Two paper towel rolls, 8" square of cardboard, 6 sheets tissue paper or construction paper, 3 - 1 foot strips of tape and scissors.
Create an animal, give it a name, habitat and traits.
Given: One ball of clay and 2 straws.
Construct as many items as you can from the materials given.
Given: Roll of toilet paper, straws, glass of water and marshmallow creme.
Build a structure high as possible.
Given: Two pictures from magazines of desolate, barren or industrial areas. For example, an unclaimed strip mine.
Act as travel agents and describe these loations as "'vacation paradise" detailing attractions and amenities.
Given: One ping pong ball, 6 rubberbands, 4 alka seltzer tablets, one pair scissors, 2 straws, one roll of masking tape, one balloon and 6 styrofoam cups.
Move a ping pong ball across a kiddie pool full of water, around a five
gallon bucket and back to the starting point without getting wet or coming in direct contact with the ping pong ball.
Given: Two straws, one tennis ball, a snorkel mask, one foot of masking tape, 20 toothpicks, 2 envelopes and one square foot of hot pink poster board.
Use the items given to create your own original invention to help society. You will be given points for creativity, how much the invention will help society and teamwork. You must be able to explain the invention, how it helps and how it works. Up to 10 bonus points will be given for a creative title for the invention. All the materials do not have to be used, but you are limited only to the items given. Destroying the materials is legal. You have 2 minutes to discuss and 4 minutes to build.