Given: 50 straws, 1 block of clay.
With 2 minutes to discuss and 3 minutes to build, construct a
structure as high as possible using as much of the materials as possible.
There is to be no talking. Scoring- one point per complete inch, one point per straw used, negative points for each ounce of clay not used.
Given: 50 straight pins, 50 straws.
Build the tallest structure possible in 5 minutes.
Given: a bath towel, 20 pennies, 20 nickels, 20 dimes, two 8 1/2'' x 11" frames Lay a towel on the floor. Tape off an area about 5 feet from the towel. Members are to toss the coins onto the towel. Then, they are to put the two frames over any place on the towel. The coins inside the frame counts double. ( Do the kids try to put the dimes in one spot? Do they put both frames over the best spot?
Given: (per sub- team) newspaper, 5"x7" index card, a roll of masking tape. Divide the team in half and distribute materials. The problem is to build a tower that will be free standing and able to support the card on top when completed. After 5 or 10 minutes, measure to see which tower is the tallest. If it can hold the card, it is the winner.
Given: one taped-off box, 4'x4' , facing a space 6' across delineated by an 8' line (the 6' area between the line and box is the span the beans must cross) , one sheet typing paper, one 12" piece of aluminum foil, one yardstick, 3 small paper cups, one large nail, 5 tubes (Can be copper, cardboard, PVC larger than 1/2 inch in diameter), 2 buckets - one empty and one filled with dried beans, one large spoon. In part one, the team will have three minutes to think, discuss, ask questions of the judge, adjust and divide materials. At the end of the time for part one, team members and materials will move to positions in the square or behind the line. At this time, all verbal communication stops and materials may not be thrown in an airborne manner across from the line to the square. In part two, the team will have 2 minutes to move the bans from the full bucket, which is placed behind the line, to the empty bucket, placed in the square, using only the tools provided. The team my not touch the beans or the floor outside the square or beyond the line with hands or feet. The starting bean bucket may not be used to carry the beans across the space. Scoring- one point for each cup of beans in the finish bucket. Up to 10 extra points at the discretion of the judge for creativity of the solution. Up to 10 extra points at the discretion of the judge for teamwork.
Given: 1 cup of shaving or whipped cream, 3 mailing labels, 2 pieces of paper, 2 safety pins, 30 toothpick, 2 straws, Not to be used in structure container, M&M's, dice, 12" ruler. This is a 2-part problem. In part one you have 6 minutes to design and construct a structure with the materials provided. The structure must be more than 4 inches high. At the end of part one, the judge will give you 10 points if the tallest part of the structure is above 4 inches. For every inch above 4 inches you will receive 5 points. In part two you will place a plastic container on your structure. In sequence you will roll a die. Whatever number comes up is the number of M&M's that you put on the container. These must be put in all at once. If a 3 were rolled, 3 candies would be put in the container all at the same time - not one at a time. This process will go on until the structure collapses. Each M&M is worth 3 points. Only those that were supported by the structure count ( If a 6 was rolled, 6 candies were put in the container, and the structure collapsed, those last 6 M&M's do not count.) If you fill your container with one or more M&M's, you receive a 10 point bonus. You will also be scored on how well our team works together ( 1-10 pts.)
Given: a 12" long piece of aluminum foil for each member of the team. Team members are given 5 minutes to create something out of the foil. Creations are scored for creativity on a scale of 1 to 10. (Teams who watch each other and create objects based on a theme should be scored higher. )
The team is divided into 2 groups, 2 signalers and the rest are builders. The object is to develop a signaling system not using sound, but using other body language. Two lines are placed 6 ft. apart. The signalers must stay behind the lines. There are cards with sentences on them . The cards are about the size of a CD. The signalers will know that the only good cards are those that the first word starts with the letters A - M. Starting at the lines, the builders put down the cards to make a trail connecting the lines. There is a small object midway between the lines that the trail must go around both ways. And to add one more part on each side of the object, the cards must be turned 45 degrees relative to the direction of the trail. Of course, only the signalers know about the trail having to go on both sides of the object and having to turn the cards 45 degrees. Points are given for meeting all 3 criteria and completing the trail in the fastest time.
Given: 2 large books, a balloon, a miniature set of pliers, two pieces of notebook paper. The books are heavy and placed about 2 inches apart. The object is to separate the books, without touching them, at least 5 inches.
Given: 5 pipe cleaners, 4 pieces of masking tape, 1 page newspaper, 2 paper clips and 4 minutes. Build a ranch. In the following 2 minutes, each team member must describe it.