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Hands-on
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Hands-on problems - pg. 3 |
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| Given: Each team member gets approximately one quarter of a cup of clay. They have two minutes to make anything about which they may tell a story. The first member starts their story and the second member adds to it using his or her clay creation as a prop. The team has two minutes to tell the story. No talking is allowed during the two-minute creation time. Scoring - overall story 1-25, individual creations 1-10, individual response 1 point for common, 5 points for creative. Given: an envelope, 6" of masking tape, rubber band, a straw, a label, a piece of typing paper. Attach a glass Christmas ornament to the wall 6" from the floor. Attach a string to the wall 6' above the bulb. Attach a weight to the string. Place the weight on a 4"x4" post which is 4' from the wall so that when it is released, the weight will hit the ball. Team members must use items to protect the bulb from breaking. Points will be given for teamwork and for achieving the goal. Given: envelope, ping pong ball, gym shoe, small empty paper bag, 2 straws, tennis ball, roll of masking tape. In five minutes, the team must construct a sculpture using every item, connected with masking tape. They must then tell the name of the sculpture and what it represents. The score will be based on creativity and teamwork. Given: paper bag, chair, broom, straws, paper, string, sticky labels, yardstick, 2"x 2" piece of tape, marker, scissors. Set up a 20" x 10" rectangle as the starting point. Five feet away, set up another rectangle the same size along with the items listed above. The object of the problem is to move an egg from the starting rectangle to the ending rectangle. During the trip, the egg must move up, down and make a change in appearance before entering the ending rectangle. The team must also explain what their system is and why the change has occurred. There will be 7 minutes to build, 2 minutes to execute, and 2 minutes to explain. Given: a piece of poster board, markers, a chain, a cotton ball, 2 Kleenex, a pen, a blender blade, a tupperware lid, a glove, a newspaper ad. Using the materials provided, create a treasure map leading to the most important part of life. Given: 10 playing cards, 10 paper clips, 4 quarters, 4 dimes, 4 nickels, 4 pennies. Build a structure that will support the coins using the available materials. Scoring- monetary value of coins times their height in inches above the building surface. Given: 6-4"x6" pieces of paper, a penny. Members are to build the tallest structure possible to support the penny. Given: gum drops, toothpicks. Build a structure and describe each others’ creations. Shape a piece of Play-dough into a "voodoo" doll, and each team member must predict the future of another member's doll. Given: a shoe box containing the following: Bic pen with Cap, 3 empty Pepsi cans, tennis ball, 12 inch piece of yarn, 6 inch length of masking tape, empty paper towel tube, 2 Band-Aids still in the wrappers, a blindfold. The problem is for the team to create and use a nonverbal communication system to complete the following tasks in the sequence listed. 1.A blindfolded team member must remove all the contents of the box and place them on the table. 2. Take the box to team member located at point X 3. Return to the table, get Band-Aids and put them on team member located at point Y. 4. Return to the table, roll the tennis ball to team member located at point Z ( this person must stay in position) 5.Take all remaining objects to point X and place them in the shoe box. The team has 3 minutes to plan and 4 minutes to perform their solution. 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 teamwork. 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! Given: ping pong bail, 1" PVC pipe 7' long, straw, wheaties, rubber band, envelope, 6" string, paperclip. Use materials provided to rescue the ping pong ball from the pipe. Given: one 12"xl 2" piece of aluminum foil. You have one minute to make something out of the foil. Pass the object to your left one person. You must now respond about the object you now have. This passing and responding shall go on for two minutes. Given: a glass of water, and empty glass, a straw, a spoon Now move the water from one glass to the other in as many different ways,in three minutes, as you can think of. Given: various types of hats, various colors of lipstick, powder, foundation, eye shadow, eye liners and makeup pencils, 2 stick of chewing gum. Create 3 original characters using 3 team members.Each team member must, in turn, comment on each character. Given: an envelope, 3" of scotch tape, 5 rubber bands. Make the longest bridge possible. |
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