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Hands-on
Verbal
Submissions
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Hands-on problems - pg. 8 |
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| Given: One piece of paper and a crayon, pencil or marker. A team member starts a picture in the first 10 seconds of time. Team members will consecutively draw for 10 seconds at a time adding to the previous team members' picture. No thinking time. Time limit is 4 minutes. Given: 2 straws, masking tape, one ping pong ball, 1 piece paper, 1 paper plate, 1 blow dryer, Styrofoam cup with no bottom, toilet paper tube, paper towel tube, shoe box with no ends and a shoe box with ends. Tape off a 4 ft. by 10 ft. area. Tape the Styrofoam cup, toilet paper tube, paper towel tube, and both shoe boxes inside the 4 x 10 area. The object is to create a way to move a ping pong ball using the other materials given through a series of tunnels and into the last shoe box placed at a corner without ever touching the ping pong ball or crossing the taped off rectangle. You have 3 minutes think time and two minutes solve time. No talking is allowed during the solve time. Choose five team members and give them 5 minutes to discuss their favorite foods (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack or etc.). The team member must then form their favorite food using themselves while sharing what they are with the team Given: One cork, 100 toothpicks, a 12" piece of duct tape, 4 pieces of 2" x 2" foam board, 6 rubber bands, one piece of construction paper and an egg carton. Use these materials to recreate a famous piece of artwork. Given: One egg carton, a key and a magic marker or labels. Label the 12 holding cups in an egg carton with the marker into 12 categories (holidays, circus, school, movies, cities, animals, songs, etc.) Team members take turns tossing a key from 2 feet away into the egg carton. Whichever holding cup the key lands in determines the category that must be used to answer the question "What does this key open?" ex: Movies - Key opens popcorn machine; opens entertainment, opens laughter, opens tears, opens surprise. Given: One empty toilet paper tube, 4 tissues and one rubber band. Build a ghost. Given: A yardstick, a plastic tub, a 4" x 4" block of wood, 10 rubber bands, a 12" piece of tape, a 12" piece of string, a basketball hoop and a basketball. Using the materials given, create a device to shoot the ball into the hoop without using your hands. Given: Five paper clips, 5 straws, 20 wooden sticks, 2-10" pieces of tape, 6 rubber bands, a paper cup, pennies and a bowl of water large enough to float your structure. Build a raft that will float. It then must hold the paper cup while putting pennies in as weights. Each weight is worth 10 points. The problem is finished if the raft falls apart or could not float. You have 2 minutes to think and 3 minutes to build and hold weight on your structure. Given: Masking tape, 5 cardboard circles each marked with one of these numbers - 1, 3, 5, -2 and 0, and a blindfold. Inside a 10 x 20 foot area are place numbered cardboard circles. Blindfold one team member. The remaining team members will use non- verbal directions to give the blindfolded member directions. The blindfolded member will attempt to pick up cards for their score. The judge will provide the team with 2 blocks of wood, an empty soda can, 2 small rocks and a ruler. Given: Rolling pin, 12" craft wire, 2 Styrofoam cups, 3 paper plates, 4 mailing labels, 20" string, 1 ball clay, 24" masking tape, 2 pencils, 4 marbles, 4 pieces typing paper, 2 ping pong balls, '2 empty soda cans, 2 full soda cans, 1 metal or wood spoon, 1 brick, 2 - 2 x 4's (3 feet long), bungee cord, 6 paper clips, scissors, 4 rubber bands, one empty thread spool and one egg. You will have a 9 x 12 foot area covered with a plastic tarp in which to work. A small table will be placed on the tarp within this area. Your problem is to design and build a five-step chain reaction that, after the 5th step, breaks an egg. Each step in the process must initiate the next step. The table may be used along with the materials provided. Note: the table, tarp and scissors may not be altered. Scoring: Each step will receive 3 points for a common movement or task and 5 points if it is creative. If the chain reaction succeeds in breaking the egg, 5 points will be scored. If the egg cracks but does not break, 3 points are scored. Once the chain reaction has been set in motion, team members may not touch or adjust it with their hands. Additional points may be earned for each additional step designed into the reaction beyond the 5 required. Team members have 10 minutes to build and test your solution. Given: Obstacle course and blindfold. Set up an course using your choice of obstacles. Blindfold one team member. The other team members must devise a means of communication with the blindfolded team member. The blindfolded team member must navigate the obstacle course without the use of verbal communication. Given: Newsprint paper, markers, scissors and glue sticks. "Treasure Pleasure" Create a map to a self-named island where a treasure chest is waiting. This is a nonverbal problem. Given: One square foot of aluminum foil, one ball of yarn, 2 feet of tape, 2 crayons, 2 sheets of paper. Create a children's toy out of the materials given. It must have at least one fully functional feature. Given: A ball of clay, five blindfolds. "Shape it Up" Blindfold all five team members. A ball of clay will be passed from one team member to another. Each team member must contribute some shaping to the clay to result in a finished product. Points are awarded on how well the clay resembles something. You have 2 minutes to discuss and test your solution. You have 4 minutes to solve the problem while blindfolded. You may not speak to each other during the 4 minutes. "Statues" Team members stand in a circle and one at a time take turns posing. The team member to the right must describe who or what the posed member is. Given: One soda can, 5 dried beans, a belt, one piece tin foil, a ruler, one piece paper and a pencil. Blindfold 2 team members. The remaining team members must direct the 2 blindfolded team members to place colored ping-pong balls into numbered cans. You may use only the materials given to direct the team members and you may not talk. You will be given instructions as to which color balls go into which cans after your 3 minutes practice time. You will have 5 minutes to perform your problem. You win receive 10 points for every ball in the correct can, and 5 points taken off for every ball in the incorrect can. Practice Real White balls- can #1 Red balls - can #1 Black balls - can #2 Blue balls - can #2 Blue balls - can #3 White balls - can #3 Red balls - can #4 Purple balls -can #4 Purple balls - can #5 Black balls - can #5 Coach/Judge's note: Use about 10 balls of each color. Place the balls in piles according to color, and cans in numerical order. Give team practice instructions for the first 3 minutes and the real instructions for the 5 minute time period. Given: Five straws, one sheet paper, one plastic fork, one soda can and 2 mailing labels Make a device to propel a rubber band to a target 3 feet away. Given: An eraser, juice box, paper plate, 3 straws, 1 oz. of Playdough, one pencil Line up 6 empty pop cans in this formation: | | | | | | From 4 feet away, knock over the cans using only the materials provided. No body parts may be used. Given: Two pans, 2 small paper plates, a few sheets of paper, 2 straws, a rubber band, scissors and tape. Your mission is to build a catapult that will throw 3" x 3" pieces of paper that are crumpled up. You have 10 minutes to plan, (you may talk and look through the materials given) and five minutes to build and test. Scoring: -25 points if catapult fails, 2 points per every inch the paper moves. Maximum 15 points for creativity and aesthetics. Given: Two paper plates, 20 toothpicks, 5 drinking straws, 2 plastic forks, 10 paper clips, marbles, 1 foot masking tape and poster clay. "Flying Saucer" - nonverbal. The problem is to suspend or elevate a paper plate above a table and put marbles on the plate without having them fall off. You will have 3 minutes think time when the team is allowed to talk, 5 minutes to construct and 2 minutes to put marbles on - no talking during part 2 & 3 but other communication is allowed. Scoring: 2 points for each inch the plate is above the table, 5 points for each marble on the plate. Five team members are outside a room. Four members go inside and one waits outside, blindfolded. The four members inside the room remove one shoe and place it in a pile of other miscellaneous shoes in the center of the room. The judge(s) will mix up the pile of shoes. The fifth team member is then led into the room. The four team members line up in a row, sitting with their feet out in front of them, approximately 7 ft. from the pile of shoes. You are then given 3 minutes for the blindfolded member to match up the right shoe to the right person. The blindfolded member may not touch the shoes that are still on the other four members. You are not allowed to talk during the 3 minutes, and the four seated members cannot get up and physically guide the blindfolded member. You have 2 minutes to devise a communication system and 3 minutes to carry out the task. You will be given 5 points for every shoe that is pulled out of the pile that belongs to a team member, and 5 points for every correctly matched shoe. Maximum - 40 points. Given: Ten popsicle sticks, 3 pipe cleaners, a ball of clay, 3 clothespins and a 12" piece of tape. Build a bridge that will extend over a 9" x 12" piece of blue paper. Using match box cars, you will receive 20 points for each car supported by the bridge. You can receive 1-10 points for team work and 1-20 points for the creativity of the bridge structure. Given: A full set of dominos. Create a three dimensional figure using a full set of Dominos. All Dominos must be used and like numbered sides must touch. Given: One 1/8" x 1/8" x 10" stick of balsa wood, 2 band-aids, one paper clip and 6 glass marbles . Using only the given materials and without touching the marbles, get the marbles across a 2 foot square without going inside the square. You have one minute to think and 2 minutes to solve the problem. |
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