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Gven:  A 4" x 5" piece of aluminum foil, a tub of water and a pile of pennies.
Use the aluminum foil to build a boat to hold as many pennies as possible.
You have 5 minutes to build and test the boat and to see how many pennies the boat 
will hold before it sinks.



Given: Different color markers and a large sheet of paper.
Each team member is given a different color of marker. On the
large piece of paper, team members, in a circle, take turns adding onto the drawing 
of the person before them. After time stops, team members that participated can make 
creative comments about the teams' masterpiece.



Given: One container of Playdoh, 3 toothpicks, 1/2 straw, 2 marbles, 2 pipe
 cleaners, 12 mini marshmallows and 1- 4"square of cardboard.
Build a unique animal. It must fit on the 4" card. Each team member 
will build onto the story of why this animal is unique. O-10 points 
are awarded for the animals movement and how it relates. Give one point for a common
answer and 3 points for a creative answer. You have 4 minutes to discuss and build and
2 minutes to respond.



Given: Poster board, 5 pieces typing paper, 3 mailing labels and scissors.
Build a singie structure which stretches from edge of the poster 
board to the other edge. You have 5 minutes to discuss and build.
The structure will be measured at the end of the 5 minutes. The team will receive 2 
points for every inch of length.
You will be penalized 5 points for every inch of structure off the poster board.



Given: Ten pieces spaghetti, 2 straws, one mailing label, 1 - 8 1/ 2 x 1 1 
sheet of paper, 2 - 3" x 5" cards, 4 toothpicks, 1 - 12" piece of string, 2 cotton balls,
 20 saltine crackers and 20 rigatoni pasta.
"Bridging the Gap"  Make a long span structure on a table with the
materials given that will support the crackers and pasta for extra points.
You have 5 minutas to build a structure having only two vertical supports. The structure 
will be measured at the end of the 5 minutes. The structure length will be measured 
between the furthest unsupported span of the structure as measured parallel to the
table top. For each one inch of structure length between the two supports, the team 
will earn 3 points. For each cracker and each rigatoni supported off the table the team 
earns one point. Any crackers or rigatoni supported more that 2 inches off the table
will each earn 2 points.
A penalty of 5 points per word will be given if you talk during the problem.



Given: 25 tennis balls, 1 - 8 1/2" x 11 " sheet paper, 4 rubber bands, 
2 mailing labels, 1- 36" piece of string, 2 paper clips, 2 toothpicks, one balloon
and one cotton ball. Make a structure or structures out of the
25 tennis balls and the materials given.
The team has 5 minutes to discuss and make a free standing structure. The structure 
must stand for at least 15 seconds after the 5 minutes. Points will be scored after the
5 seconds of stand time. Each tennis ball supported 2" above the table is worth 5 
points. Bonus points: 1-10 points for creativity and 1-10 points for team work.



Given:  Four student desks, 1-12" pieces of string, 25 blown up balloons,
 and 4 self stick labels. Your team has 3 minutes to stick all the
 balloons to the desks. They may not touch the floor at any time.



Given:  Five small lumps of clay and 15 toothpicks.
Give each team member a small lump of clay and 3 toothpicks. Make
something using some/all of the items. Be creative!



Given:  25" of string, 4 paper clips, 4 straws, 50 cotton swabs and a 
bucket with a handle. How many cotton swabs can you get 
into the bucket from 10 feet away?



Given: A spoon, wood ruler, paper cup, keys, pencil, 2 marbles and a 
sheet of paper. In front of you are 6 different colors of construction paper. A bowl 
of M&M's are on the table. Using the items listed above, the team is to 
develop a non-verbal  communication scheme by which one or more 
team members will direct the others to put various color M&M's on the same 
color papers. 
Coaches: Dream up any color/M&M patterns you wish.
Scoring: One point for each correct M&M, 10 points for each paper that is totally 
correct and 100 point bonus if all are correct. Feel free to eat the evidence!