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Hands-on
Verbal
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Hands-on problems - pg. 10 |
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| 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 cream. 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 locations 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. Given: l40 different varieties of wrapped candy or candy bars and a dark bag to put the "Sweets for the Sweet" There will be no thinking time. You have five-minutes to respond. Each team member takes a turn pulling out one piece of candy at a time. That team member will start a story and then pass the bag to the next team member who will continue the story by pulling out another piece of candy. Using the candy for what it is will be judged as common. Creative would be using the name, wrapper and any other writing in an unusual or creative way. Time is stopped after 5 minutes. It is OK to empty the entire bag before time is up. Ex: Team member pulls out a Hershey Milk Chocolate bar - "I lived in Hershey, Pennsylvania" or a Payday is pulled out - "Where I got paid today' or a Bar None is pulled out - "I went to spend it all at the bar". Given: A 12" piece of string for each team member Take turns creating something with the string and tell what it is. Ex: Shape a light bulb - Say 'A bright idea!' Given: One good light bulb, one business envelope, one rubber band, one 8 1/2 x 11 sheet paper, one paper clip, 1 - 6" piece of tape and 1 - 12" piece of string. The team is given 4 minutes to think and devise a method, using all or some of the materials given, to protect the light bulb from breaking when it is dropped from a height of 6 feet onto a brick. Note: the materials may be altered. The team receives five extra points if the light bulb still "lights" afterwards. Set ten different objects in front of the team. Give them 4 minutes to discuss and organize a story or skit using as many of the objects as possible. At the end of the 4 minutes, they are then given another 4 minutes to perform or present their story or skit. Given: A deck of cards and 10" of masking tape. Build as tall a structure as possible with the materials given. It must stand for a designated amount of time. Given: A KitKat candy bar. The team has three minutes to equally divide a KitKat candy bar, one section for each spontaneous team member. You are not allowed to unwrap the wrap. After time has stopped, each piece must be weighed for accuracy. Given: Two napkins, two straws, and 12 pop cans to be use as obstacles, tape, Popsicle sticks and crayons. Design and build a vehicle to go through an obstacle course of pop cans. Given: A ball of string, marshmallows, coat hanger, 1 foot x 1 foot piece of aluminum foil, 2 pieces of masking tape and a sponge. Using some or all of the given materials, design and build an instrument that will prevent or clean up pollution and explain how it works. Given: Two identical sets of Logo's. "Recreate a Structure'" With one set of Lego's create a structure. The team then needs to create a verbal method of communication before splitting into two groups of two and three members. Place a wall between the two groups. A group on one side of the wall will have the original structure. The other group needs to recreate that original structure with the second set of Lego's using only verbal communication from the team members with the original structure. Scoring: 10 points for each correctly placed Lego and 10 points for teamwork. Given: 1 tennis ball, 4 toothpicks, 2 paper clips, 2 straws, one sheet 8 1/2 x 11 paper and 2 rubber bands. You have 4 minutes to discuss and build a device to hang a tennis ball. You may not pierce the tennis bail. At the end of your 4 minutes, the judge will hang your device from a door jamb or some other suitable place using a piece of masking tape. You receive five points for every inch from the top of the device to the top of the tennis ball . Given: Bag of M&M's and colored construction paper. Blindfold one team member. The object of the team is to get the blindfolded team member to put the M&M's on the corresponding colored construction paper without using verbal clues. A method of communication must be worked out before blindfolding the one team member. The best part is - you can eat the M&M's when you're done and you have to use a whole bag! Given: One package bendable straws, 3 adhesive labels, 2 rubber bands and 7 paper clips. Build a catapult out of the materials given. The device will thenbe used to catapult 3 objects ( a penny, a paper clip, an eraser) toward a designatedtarget 5 feet away from the presentation area. Score will be basedon teamwork, creativity of device and marked scores on the target area. You have 10 minutes to build the catapult. No time limit for execution. Given: One bag marshmallows and one box toothpicks. Build a structure as high and as wide as possible with the materials given. Structure will be measured by the height times half the width. You have 5 minutes to build the structure. Given: 1 " x 1 " piece of clay, 50 toothpicks, one deck playing cards, 100 pennies and one plastic cup. Part One: Build a structure using the clay, toothpicks and cards. It must be as high as possible and hold the cup and pennies. Part Two: Place the cup on the structure and place in the cup one penny at a time. You have one minute to think, 3 minutes to build and 2 minutes to put pennies in the cup. Scoring: 2 points for every inch of height (not including the cup), 10 points if structure holds the cup, 1 point every inch in height for each penny the cup holds (minimum of 3 seconds) and 1-15 points for teamwork. Given: Blindfold, masking tape, a basket, various objects (pencils, ping pong balls, ruler, etc.) Team members must design a non-verbal direction system to be used to guide one teammate, who is blindfolded, through a maze. The blindfolded team member must also pick up various objects and carry them to the finish area. You may use the basket for easier carrying. One team member must be chosen as the guide and may not pull or push the person in any direction or turn their body to face in any direction. You have 5 minutes to design the communication system and 5 minutes to go through the maze. Judges only: Map out a course on the floor using masking tape, include several turns. Place objects on the course to be retrieved by the blindfolded team member. Scoring: 20 points for creativity - deduct one point for each object left behind, 10 points for quickness in completing the maze in 1-2 minutes, 7 points for 3-4 minutes and 5 points for 5 minutes. Point level and time may be adjusted for a larger course or more objects. Given: Two strings or heavy yarn, 8 feet each, two plastic or styrofoam cups,4 paper clips, one fly swatter, one gallon container and 12 golf balls. Mark two lines on the floor about 7 feet apart with the gallon container placed at the center point between them. The team has 7 minutes to discuss and practice their solution. The problem is to transport as many balls as possible to be emptied into the gallon container. Team members must work from behind the marked lines. They may not step over the lines or touch the floor beyond the lines, however, they may reach across the lines. Two members must be on one side, three members on the other side. Allow 2 minutes for the problem solution. You receive 5 points for each ball in the bucket. Given: Three unopened tissue boxes of the same size, 6 - 8 1/2 x I 1 pieces paper , 4 plastic drinking straws, eight paper clips, 12" masking tape and a pair of scissors. Using all or some of the materials given, build a structure as high as possible. The tissue boxes may not be cut or punctured. The time limit is 8 minutes. The final structure must stand for at least 5 seconds. Given: Seven sheets of typing paper. Make a free standing structure as tall as possible You receive 2 points for every inch in height. Given: One action figure, one can - any kind, one ball string, 3 straws, one foot of tape, 2 index cards and one spoon. You (the action figure) are trapped inside a deep hole. You find the given materials, build a vehicle and escape. Given: Two pieces paper, 6 pieces thin spaghetti, 2" masking tape, one coffee canister, one billiard ball and an unlimited supply of nails. Your task is to create a structure using the paper, spaghetti and tape. This structure must be able to support the coffee can and must be far enough off the ground that a billiard ball can be rolled underneath the coffee canister. The billiard ball is to be used for measuring purposes only. The team can gain points by putting nails into the canister. The more nails that are put into the canister, the more points the team gains. This structure must be free standing and must be raised high enough to roll the billiard ball under it the entire time. The team has five minutes to plan their structure and two minutes to build it. |
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