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Hands-on
Verbal
Submissions
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Hands-on problems - pg. 1 |
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| Given: 5 medium rubber bands, 10 dimes, 3 chains, Legos, shoes with Laces. Members form a circle in which alternate members face toward and away from the center. Attach the wrists of the members standing next to one another. Without talking, complete the following tasks. 1. Stack the dimes 2. Untie and retie two individuals' sneakers 3. Unstack three chairs 4. Build a car with the Legos Given: Marshmallows, toothpicks Build a structure as high as you can The team is divided into two groups. One group's members are the leaders, the other group's members are the workers. The leaders are given two minutes to develop a nonverbal communication method (ex. sign language) in order to direct the workers to perform a task. The judges then give the leaders a task. The leaders must non-verbally direct the workers to perform a task (ex. building something out of clay) Given: 10 marbles, table or other raised surface from which to start, cardboard-flat and tubes, paper plates, construction paper, egg cartons, plastic cups, nails, push pins, masking tape, sponges, tacks, various boards, small boxes, 8 foot and / or shorter pieces of plastic molding for paneling or other supplies as desired and available. Design and build a marble run with as much variety as possible. At the end of the allotted time (10-30 minutes), run 10 marbles and judge the run on variety, creativity, and engineering. The problem might be altered to give more points for very slow descent of the marbles. Given: one large plastic gallon bag with the following materials; large paper or plastic plate, 3 toothpicks, 2 plastic straws, balloon, 2 rubber bands, large Styrofoam cup, 6" square of contact paper, sheet of plain paper, business size envelope, small bottle of glue, scissors. Design and build a device that will store energy that will then be released to transport a raw egg a minimum of 12 inches using only the materials provided and without touching the egg during the test with your hands. Given: 15 large marshmallows, 15 licorice sticks, a cup, lifesavers. Build a structure that will hang from the ceiling. You will have 10 minutes to complete the problem. After you have built the structure it will be hung from the doorway. Attach a cup at the bottom of the structure and fill it with lifesavers. After each addition of 5 lifesavers the structure will be rocked. Each time the structure is rocked (and survives), 2 points will be given. The length of the structure will earn points as well- 5 points per 1 inch. Build a bridge type structure. You will be given one minute to discuss the problem. You may talk to your teammates. You will have 10 minutes to complete the problem. After you've built the structure, a cup will be placed in the middle of the bridge span. The addition of each lifesaver to the cup counts as two points, and each inch of the structure's horizontal span will equal 5 points. Given: 6 paper clips, fingernail file, 10 foot piece of string, 3 rubber bands, meter stick. A pipe is placed on a tabletop, extending over the edge at least 6 inches. Two other pipes are placed on the floor directly below the pipe on the tabletop and spaced one foot apart. An 8-foot square is taped around the setup such that the pipes are in the center. Team members are not allowed inside the square. The team must find the vertical distance from the bottom of the pipe on the tabletop to the top of the pipes on the floor. Given: crayons, cardboard. Recreate as much of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling as possible. The team has three minutes to think and eight minutes to work. There is to be no talking. Given: golf balls, swizzle sticks, duct tape, one rubber glove. Build a structure as high as possible. Given: cardboard, pasta. Create an artistic work and then describe what it represents. Given: 2 Styrofoam cups, 1 sheet of typing paper, 2 popsicle stick, 1 mailing label, 2 Cheerios. Construct a platform(s) that will cover the 2 Cheerios while supporting a team member off the ground for at least 10 seconds. Scoring- 10 points for every second the team member is supported (up to 150 points possible), 10 bonus points for each Cheerio that remains uncrushed and unbroken. Given: 1 container of play-dough, 1 washcloth, 2 shoe strings, 10 toothpicks, 10 pennies. Create a model of a new invention. After the model is complete, the team must explain what it is, what it does, and how it improves the world. Given: 5 straws, 10 toothpicks, a block of clay, a piece of paper, an egg. Build a structure as tall as you can that will support the egg. You will be judged on the height and creativity of the structure. Given: 4 pieces of paper, 4 pencils. The coach will make up a sentence and assign each team member a word to draw (ex. Chicken legs are really skinny.) Members will have 3 minutes think time, and 5 minutes to respond. After all the words are drawn, they are to be placed on the table in the order in which the team thinks that the sentence reads. Any team member may guess at a word, as long as it is not the word that they are drawing. Five points will be given for each correct word guessed, and fifty points will be given for the correct sentence. Given: 3x5 inch piece of aluminum foil, paper clips, bowl of water. Make a metal boat that will support weight and stay afloat in a bowl of water. Points will be given for each paper clip placed before the boat sinks. Given: 1 pack of 50 3 x 5 inch index cards. Build the tallest structure you can using only index cards. Scoring: one point per inch in height. Members will have 2 minutes to nonverbally discuss and 5 minutes to build. The problem may be done a second time with verbal discussion time. Given: paper cup, 6 straws, 6 inches of tape, 10 toothpicks, 5 marshmallows, 1 piece of typing paper, scissors. Build a structure that the paper cup can be placed on and will support weight. Points will be given for height and weight supported. Given: 2 foot long ramp 6 inches high, brick 3 inches from the end of the bottom of the ramp, 2 straws, 12 small Marshmallows. Coach announces that in 2 minutes an egg will be rolled down the ramp. The team must construct a barrier to protect the egg from the brick and still allow the egg to reach the tabletop. Given: 4 small straws, 30 elbow macaroni, 5 pipe cleaners, 4 mailing labels, 10 toothpicks, about 50 mini marshmallows, assorted rainbow rotini, and at least 10 spaghetti noodles. With 2 minutes to plan and 8 minutes to work, the team will build a free standing structure with the materials provided. Scoring 1. One point for each inch of height of the structure inside the base. The height will be measured with a yardstick perpendicular to the base of the structure. The highest point of the structure that is entirely inside the base will count for the height measurement. Any part of the structure above that point win not count for height. 2. 0 to 15 points for teamwork. This will be the subjective opinion of the judge and the judge's decision is final 3. 0 to 15 points for creativity of the structural design - that is how you put it together so it stands up. This is also a subjective opinion of the judge. 4. 0 to 35 points for creativity of the decoration or style of the structure. Again, this is a subjective opinion of the judge. Given: 20 Dixie cups, 1 roll of scotch Tape. Build a creative structure. With 2 minutes to think and 3 minutes to solve, two team members are blindfolded and the other three team members have to move them around an obstacle course using only sounds ( not voices or words). Points given for targets hit that are placed on the floor. The object is to get them to meet at a certain target on the floor. Given: various items of interest- hats, eggbeaters, etc. The team will perform a rotating improv using the items laid out on the table. Members take turns using one or more articles from the table to create an improvisational play or skit. Given: a box of craft items. Team must make something that symbolizes Odyssey of the Mind and their feelings about OotM. The task is to move all 5 team members from point A to point B (20 feet) as quickly as possible. At no time may more that 3 hands or feet (or combination thereof be in contact with the floor. All members must be moved at the same time. If more than 3 hands or feet touch the floor, the entire team must return to the starting line and begin again. Given: 10 popsicle sticks, 5 toothpicks, 2 straws, 5 mailing labels, 2S marshmallows. You have 5 minutes to build a structure supporting a Styrofoam cup into which you will put pennies. Scoring- 3 points for each inch of height, 1 point for each penny held. Given: 5 straws, 3 paper clips, rubber band, paper, small plastic container, 25 wine bottle corks. Build a structure that holds as many corks as possible. The score for each cork is it's heightin inches above the surface. Total Score: sum all cork scores. |
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