HANDS-ON Practice Problems 41-50
Given: envelope containing: an egg, newspaper,balloon, paper clip, plastic bag, 10 ft. string, name tags,ladle.
An area is marked off 10 ft. x 3 ft. A box is place on the line marked B. No one may stand in the marked off area. With 5 minutes to think and discuss, find a way to deliver each of the items in the envelop and the envelope from line A to the box without each item leaving the boxed in area as it crosses. Points will only be given if each item is at rest in the box.
Scoring- 10 points for the following: egg, newspaper, balloon, paper clip; 5 points for the following: plastic bag, string; 2 points for each nametag; 1 point for the ladle and 1 point for the envelope.


Given: 50 toothpicks, 4 plastic straws, 1 piece of clay,1 ping pong ball, scissors- the scissors may not be use as partof your structure. You have 6 minutes to think, plan your strategy,and complete the problem. You may ask questions or talk to eachother at any time. Questions count towards your time.
Your problem is to build a structure using only the given materials.
The structure must have the ping pong ball inside of it andthe ball may not touch the base. The structure will support a plastic container on its top that will be able to hold nails.
Your structure will be scored on its height, ping pong ball presence and the number of nails it supports. You must place the nails in the container one at a time without removing them. Nails must be supported for 3 seconds to count for scoring. You will be finished when your structure breaks or when the time is up.  For each 4" height increment your structure reaches, your score will be increased.  Your structure will be measured before you put the container on it.  Scoring- if your structure stands at least 4" high and successfully supports the container, you will receive 10 points. The total number of nails held will be multiplied by the total number of 4" height increments.  If your structure is 4" tall and holds 10 nails then 4" =1 increment and 1x10=10 points. Increments must be a full 4" to be counted.


Given: ( to be used by signaler behind screen:) keys, bell, can filled with dry beans, spoon plastic cup (to be used by builders:) construction paper cut outs of triangles, circles and squares. There should be a total of two shapesof each color - red, yellow and blue.  With four minutes topractice and develop signals and three minutes to actually complete the problem, reproduce a construction paper pattern  2 signalers- behind a screen telling shape and color using materials given. 1 Signaler- seen telling location with nonverbal signals.  2 builders- only handle shapes.
scoring- 25 points for each area correctly constructed. 1 - 10 for teamwork 1-10 for creative signals. 25 point bonus for getting all 3 areas correct.


Given: a paper bag filled with the following: 1 egg,1 safety pin, a key, a piece of paper with a phone number on it, a band-aid, a tooth brush, dental floss, nail polish, handcuffs, a jelly bean, a ring, toothpicks,a tissue, a whistle, a spool of thread, a stick man, a peanut.
Your problem is to pass the bag around the table and pull out an item. As you pull the item out, you have to tell a portion of a story concerning the item. The story must be connected from to member to team member. However, the story must be told from the end to beginning. Your problem begins with, "They lived happily ever after."


Given: straw, 12" string, envelope, mailing label, toothpick, hanger,
yardstick, ruler, goofballs.
Set up empty and full pop cans at random within an eight foot square. Surround each one with Styrofoam cups. Two members will knock over the cans without moving the cups using golf balls and standing in two fixed locations. The three other members can walk around and use given items to help the golf ball users, but they may not guide the golf balls. Scoring- knockdowns are worth 3 points each, and standing Styrofoam cups are worth 2 points each.


Build the tallest structure you can using 14 grapes.

Given: a piece of poster board designed as shown below, a piece of large construction paper for every other team member. The number inside each square equals the point value.
With the paper given, see how many squares you can completely cover (without going over the edges) in 2 minutes. You may tear or fold the paper.


Given: bowl of Cheerios, string 18" long, spoon, fork, pieces of masking tape - 1 " x 6" , sheet of typing paper, large paper clip, large-eyed needle, toothpicks.
You will have one minute to think and three minutes to complete the task. There will be no talking at any time, but hand and/or body gestures will be allowed. The problem is to assemble a Cheerio garland by attaching Cheerios to the string. The garland must be able to be picked up and held by the judges after completion without the Cheerios falling off. The Cheerios must not be touched directly by team members hands but may be handled by any of the materials supplied.
Scoring - One point will be scored for each Cheerio remaining on the string after the judge picks up and holds garland vertically. 5 - 25 points could be awarded for a creative approach and/or creative teamwork.

Given: 20 paper clips, 5 chopsticks.
Connect all 20 paper clips together in a chain. Give each team member one chopstick. The team must undo as many paper clips as possible in seven minutes. They may talk, but they may not give each other their chopsticks.

Given: paper, markers, crayons, etc.
In three minutes, create a new state. Name it, design a symbol, a flag, a song ( to be sung to the judges) and a tree.

Given: a comb, a package of tissue, a key, a yard of string, a credit card.
Imagine you are stranded on a desert island. Construct an alarm system using the items in your pocket (listed above).
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