NEPA Odyssey of the Mind

Given: Table with 6″ x 6″ square of 1″ wide tape, 4 sheets of paper, 1 sheet of gummed labels, golf ball, ruler and scissors. The tape represents a bottomless pit into which no supports may be placed. Your task is to…

Given: 2 mailing labels, 2 clothes pins, 12″ of string, 1 marble,1 ping-pong ball, 1 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper, 2 paper clips,1 teaspoon,1 Styrofoam cup and 1 mouse trap. Take the materials given and construct a device/mechanism that will…

Given: 3 pieces of construction paper, 3 mailing labels, 5 paper clips, 3 rubber bands, 10 building blocks and one spoon. You are going to build a basket that will hold and carry 10 blocks. You will need to pull with your…

Given: Big Mac box, 6 straws, tuna fish can and a pack of chewing gum. Using box and pack of chewing gum, build a structure to support a tuna fish can

Make a string out of one piece of 8-1/2 x 11 paper. You may not use any cutting device. Scoring: 2 point for every inch 5 point deduction for every break in string 5 points for team work

Materials: 2 rubber bands, 2 paper clips, 2 finishing nails, 2 balloons, 2 Styrofoam cups, 2 toothpicks (tape, scissors, and wire cutters) Make a vehicle that moves down a track. The vehicle’s movement must be started by the movement of a golf…

Given: Scissors, 12” tape, 50 straws, clay (2 x 2), ruler, playing cards. There is a stack of cards before you. Each member will choose one card. The team will look at all five cards and choose one card to use. The…

Given: 50 toothpicks, 1 package of 5 sticks Wrigley’s chewing gum and 1 paper cup. Using the materials on the table, you have 5 minutes to build the best house that you can that will support the paper cut and the weights….

Given: An “X” on a chalk board. Without using your hands, erase the “X” from the chalk board with an eraser using a body part. You may pick up the eraser no more than one time. Everyone must take a turn.

Given: Cake pan half filled with water, 6 marshmallows, 16 toothpicks, a 5 X 7 index card, a pencil, a Dixie cup, a comb and pennies. Make a structure that floats and can hold as many pennies as possible without tipping or…