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Hands-on
Verbal
Submissions
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Hands-on problems - pg. 4 |
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| Given: ( materials) quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies, 6 different colors of construction paper (communication items) pencil, ruler, sheet of typing paper, tin can, 2 marbles, spoon, paper lunch bag. Devise a nonverbal communication system in which 2 communicators instruct 3 workers how many of each coin is to be paced on a given color paper. You have 5 minutes to think and practice and three minutes to perform. Scoring - score is the value of the coins placed. 100 point bonus if the problem is completed. 2 point bonus for each unused second under the 3 minute limit. Penalties- twice the coin’s value for coins over the maximum allowed on a given color. 25 point penalty for a coin not completely on a paper. 100 point penalty for each time talking occurs during the 3 minute work period. Maximum Coins Per Paper Red Yellow Orange Green Blue White Quarter 3 5 2 7 3 1 Dime 12 2 3 9 2 1 Nickel 4 13 6 4 6 4 Penny 7 4 8 6 2 2 Given: 25 M & M's You will have 2 minutes to think, plan and create a shape out of the M & M's. The second part of the problem is verbal; at the end of the 2 minutes of creating, you will take turns identifying, describing, or explaining your shape. Given: 2 sheets of typing paper, 10 paper clips, a pair of scissors, 2 pieces of 1 " masking tape. The team will build a structure that portrays the theme of a memorial monument to a person (famous) or their choice. Given: a paper plate and a pair of scissors for each member of the team. Members have 2 minutes to create something. Then they are to respond to the judges by telling what it is. Score 1-10 points for creativity. Each members have 5 cards numbered 1-5. Each is to respond when it is their turn (each has a number in front of them) to someone else's creation, as they cash in that coinciding number (3 minutes) Create and construct a skit out of notebook paper Given: 10 white balls, 10 yellow balls, 2 balloons, 3 3" x 5" cards, 3 toothpicks, 2 straws, 2 rubber bands, 2 mailing labels, 6" piece of string. The team is to get as many balls into the plastic cups without knocking down the foam cups within the three minute completion period as possible. Team members are to roll balls from behind the file line (set 10 feet away from cups) towards the cups. The six plastic cups are lying on their sides, and their bases are placed against a wall and spaced 12" apart. Seven Styrofoam cups are spaced midway between each plastic cup and on the two ends. Foam cups are placed upright on their bases and set 12" in front of the open end of the plastic cups. The plastic cups are taped in place; the foam cups are not taped in place. Foam cups cannot be reset if knocked over, and plastic cups may not be relocated or moved in any way. While balls are rolling past the foul line, no team member shall be between the wall and the foul line. When no ball is rolling, the team may be in the area between the foul line and the cups to retrieve balls to be rolled again. Materials provided may be in any area and can be moved or adjusted at any time. The team is allowed in the area. The team cannot use the material to push, pick up, or place a ball into the plastic cups. The team will have a 2 minute practice period when the team may place material, practice, and talk. Balls will be counted for score only once at the end of the 3 minute competition period. During the competition period, the team may not talk. Scoring- 10 points for each yellow ball in the plastic cups at the end of the time period. 5 points for each white ball in the plastic cups at the end of the time period. Minus 10 points for each time a cup is touched or a ball is directed past the foul line. Minus 5 points for each ball still rolling and a team member is beyond the foul line. Minus 10 points for each time a team member talks during the competition period. Given: a deck of cards, 10 inches of tape. Build the highest structure possible which will stand for 30 seconds. Given: a sheet of typing paper, 5 pieces of 2" square sticky paper, 5 beans, 5 elbow macaroni, 5 toothpicks, 1 small lump of Clay. In three minutes, build a picture. In the following two minutes, tell a story about the picture one team member at a time. Given: 15 foam balls, 5 large paper clips, 5 rubber bands, 3 popsicle sticks, a plastic spoon, a 12" piece of string, a mailing label, 5 straws, a 4'x4" piece of cardboard, a paper towel tube, 1 large box, 1 small box. Place one large and one small box ten feet from a line marked on the floor. You will have three minutes to think and construct, and three minutes to solve the problem. Construct at least three different devices to shoot the foam balls into the boxes. Each device must be made from at least two items and must shoot at least five balls. Balls may be retrieved and retried, but not while someone is shooting. There will be a 5 point penalty if this occurs. 5 points will be awarded for each ball in the larger box and 10 points for each ball in the smaller box at the end of the 3 minutes. Given: 4 coffee stirrers, 2 drinking straws, 2 large cups, 1 mailing label, 12 in. masking tape, 6 paper clips, 2 sheets of typing paper, 4 small Dixie cups, 8 ft. string, 6 pennies, 5 nickels, 5 dimes, 1 pair of scissors. Using the provided materials, your goal is to get as many points as possible by passing coins through the "gate". You have four minutes to discuss and build. After construction time, you will be given two minutes to perform our solution. During performance time, all team members must stay behind the foul line. Every time any part of a team member breaks the plane of the foul line, the team will be penalized 40 points. The penalty for team members crossing the foul line and moving coins through the gate is disqualification. The coins must pass completely through the gate, one at a time, to earn points. The scissors may not be used during the performance. (Division II and above...) No part of your construction may break the side boundaries. The penalty for moving or altering the barrier or the tape that supports the barrier is disqualification. The penalty for touching or attaching anything to the barrier or the tape that supports the barrier is disqualification. Incidental contact during construction time does not count. Scoring: 1 point for each penny passing through the gate. 5 points for each nickel passing through the gate. 10 points for each dime passing through the gate. Minus 40 points each time a team member crosses the plane of the foul line, once the team begins to perform. Given: 2 pencils, 2 packages gummy lifesavers, 4 packages regular lifesavers, 2 blindfolds. You will have 5 minutes to develop and test and 2 minutes to complete task. The problem is to develop a nonverbal communication / system to put lifesavers on a pencil in a preset order. Two people will wear the blindfolds, and they will be putting the lifesavers on the pencil. Given: 4 boxes, 10 air filled balloons, about 100 straight pins, tape, tweezers, pen. prepare boxes as shown. Put the balloons into the boxes without popping them using tweezers, tape and the pen. Place a deck of cards, including the jokers, in the middle of the table. The team has one minute to think and three minutes to respond. Team members, in sequence, will flip the cards over, one at a time, telling a story using whatever card they flipped as a part of the story. The story continues until all the cards are gone. Scoring- one point for common responses and three points for creative responses. One extra point given for each second under the three minute time limit if all the cards were flipped. Given: table top marked with a start line and a finish line that are one meter apart, 3 sheets of typing paper, 1 pair of scissors, 2 yards of String or yarn, 36 inches of masking tape, 9 tennis balls, 2 unsharpened pencils, 1 wooden ruler, 5 plastic straws, 1 Styrofoam or paper cup. Within 15 minutes, create a device that will transport one tennis bail at a time from behind the start line across the finish line. The device may not be touched by humans either going to the finish line or returning to the start time for another "load." Allow five minutes to demonstrate solution to problem. Balls may be removed by a team member after they have crossed the line, and a team member is allowed to place a tennis ball into the device for transport Scoring- 1 point for each piece of equipment used on completed device. 10 points for cleverness of design of device. 10 points for each ball transported across finish line. Given: 4 ft. of string, 3 paper clips, 1 sheet of typing paper, a Dixie cup. There are two lines on the floor 3 feet apart. A 10 ounce glass bottle lies on its side, pointing left on the far side of the second line. The problem is to rotate the point of the bottle 3 full times without crossing the first line. You have 4 minutes to plan and 3 minutes to execute the solution. Given: 6 straws cut in half, a cup of shaving cream. Without talking, build the highest structure you can in 3 minutes. Measure the structure at its highest point. Given: 3 pieces of typing paper, a paper towel tube, 10 pipe cleaners, a Styrofoam plate, a wad of clay. Using the above materials, construct a device that can cushion an egg from breaking when dropped from a height of six feet. Problem: The object of the activity is for all of the team members to get across the taped 20 foot "Toxic Swamp" using only the invisible "Magic Shoes". The following rules apply: 1. There is only one pair of shoes. 2. Both shoes may be worn by only one person at a time. 3. A person may only wear the shoes for one trip in one direction across the Toxic Swamp. 4. The Magic Shoes may not be "Tossed" across the Toxic Swamp to another team member. Materials: 12" piece of string, paper punch, 1/2 gallon plastic milk container, 6 index cards, round balloon, scissors, 6" paper plate, 4 pencils, masking tape Problem: You will have 3 minutes to discuss your solution, and 5 minutes to construct. During the 5 minutes, you may not talk. Construct a musical instrument that will play at least 2 different tones. Additional tones will be worth 15 points each. You will receive up to 5 points for each item used from the supply list. Materials: 6 identical circular objects (EX) buttons, bottle caps, pennies etc, Problem: Visualization- form a circle by moving only two objects Starting Position 0 0 0 0 0 0 Materials: Spaghetti (20) pieces, lump of clay, sticker tabs Problem: Use these materials to create a picture. You will have 5 minutes to do this. After this you will have 2 minutes to respond to picture or tell a story about it. EX. The team may create a farm. Materials: Piece of paper (8 1/2" X 11"), 4 playing cards, clothespin, piece of yarn, 2 batteries, small magnet (or any little object such as a button), 5" masking tape Problem: You have 2 minutes to think and 5 to respond. You have to build a little object that can carry the magnet (small object) with touching the magnet. You get points as to how many feet you can pull it. Materials: A piece of PVC tubing (about 4' long), 12 balls ( golf, tennis, ping pong), 20 wooden blocks, and 3 "targets" (the targets can be circles cut out of construction paper) Problem: The team will arrange the targets and the blocks on the floor to make a track to guide the balls. The balls will then be rolled through the PVC tube, one at a time...in any order. The objective will be to amass as many balls as possible on the targets. Targets and balls can have various point values. Depending on the team, the tube can be held at any angle. Materials: Blue poster board (ocean), 50 pom pom balls (boats), box of tooth picks( oars), Box of straws( sails). Problem: Get as many ships safely across the ocean as possible. Team members may "row" using toothpicks or "sail" using straws to blow. Any shipwrecked boats must begin again. Materials: 8 lifesavers, 10 pretzel sticks (butter braids), 10 large marshmallows, ramp, and 4 oreo cookies. Problem: Construct a vehicle in 3 minutes. Test-drive the vehicle down the ramp. Score if vehicle rolled more than 4 inches. Relax and eat your creation. Materials: Ping-pong balls, 15 straws, 10 toothpicks, Wallpaper trough or some basin filled with water, 12 inches of masking tape, 2 sheets 8-1/2 x 11 paper, scissors (may not be part of objects). Problem: You must build an object using the provided materials. This object must move across the basin of water propelled by air. The object will receive bonus points for transporting pin-pong balls. You receive 10 points for each lap across the basin. Each ping-pong ball that is on the object at the end of the time earns 7 points. You have 5 minutes to design and build your object and 2 minutes to propel your object |
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