Given: 2 pencils, 6 oz clay (3-2 0z. balls), 10 straws, 3-8.2"x11" sheets of tagboard, 20 pieces of dry macaroni, 12 inches of masking tape, 2 Styrofoam cups, 4 large marshmallows, 5 toothpicks, 1 golf ball.
This is a two part problem. Part one: the team is given 2 minutes to think and 5 minutes to complete the problem. They are to build a structure with the materials given. Each team member will be given a card numbered 1-5. They will roll a die and whatever number comes up, that person will add one piece of material to the structure.
Scoring- 1 point for each material left on the structure at the end of 5
minutes. 10 points if the structure holds the golf ball. 1-10 points for
team work. 1-15 points for the creativity of the structure. 25 points if
the structure never falls during the 5 minutes.
In part two, the team will be given one minute to respond in turn with a description of what their structure is.
scoring- 1 point for common responses and 5 points for creative responses.
Given: scissors, 1 sheet of typing paper, clay, tape, 2 pencils, rubber band.
You have one minute to think and three minutes to respond. You may talk at any time. With the materials provided, you must build a catapult within a one foot square. At the end of three minutes, you must place a target where you want. You must then launch a ping pong ball by moving only one thing in one direction. The closer you come to the target, the more points you get.
Given: pieces of gingerbread, tubes and cans of icing, sprinkles, etc., M&M's, mint marshmallows, gumdrops, plastic knives, toothpicks.
The team has 30 minutes to create a gingerbread house that stands up. They then have time to tell a story about the house.
Given: 1 bag of coconut, 1 serving tray.
You will have one minute to think and experiment and three minutes to respond.
Your problem is to shape the coconut and say what the shape represents.
Team members may give a different response to the same shape, or reshape it and give a different response, however, a team member may not respond to his or her own shape.
Given: chalk, eraser, paper wad, pencil, scissors, paper clip, Uno deck- numbered 1-6
Number each item. Each person, in turn, draws two cards, then must create an imaginary sentence linking the two selected objects.
Given: yard stick, 2-6 in. pieces of yarn, 4 paper clips, 1 sheet of typing paper, 2 rubber bands.
Your task is to move a cup of water across a 6 ft. by 10 ft. area without spilling any water.
You have 6 minutes to design and build a structure that will carry the cup across the area Then you have 2 minutes to carry it across. You may not step in the taped off area
Given: air filled balloons which fill up a container, 1 inch paper strips,ruler, tape
You must move paper strips to the container holding the balloons. You may not pop any balloons. May not touch balloons.
Scoring- 3 points for each 1 in strip of paper at bottom of the container. Minus 5 points for each popped balloon
Given: 5 straws 20 toothpick, 2 sticky labels, 3 sheets of pair.
Design a tower that is at least a foot tall, and can hold a Coffee can plus nails.
Scoring- points given for each inch over one foot. 25 points for the can. 5 points for each nail.
Given: Rummikub tiles- 4 different tiles of each color, pencil, paper.
Using the first letter of the number's name on the tile, make as many words as you can.
The team must decide on three colors they want to use and eliminate one color before they start the word list.
Given: rubber bands, pencil, Easter grass, string, pin, tissues, plastic grocery bag,a raw egg.
Using the materials provided, construct a covering for a raw egg that will prevent the egg from breaking when dropped from a step ladder. Drop the egg!