NEPA Odyssey of the Mind

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…

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…

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: Three unopened tissue boxes of the same size, 6 – 8 1/2 x 11 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…

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…

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…

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…

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 scored by the height times half the width. You have 5 minutes to build the structure.

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 designated…