NEPA Odyssey of the Mind

Given: rubber bands, pencil, Easter grass, string, pin, tissues, plastic grocery bag, a raw egg. Using the materials provided, construct a covering for a raw egg that will prevent the egg from breaking when dropped from a step ladder. Drop the egg!

Given: 5 straws 20 toothpick, two sticky labels, three sheets of paper Design a tower that is at least a foot tall, and can hold a coffee can plus nails. Scoring: one point given for each inch over one foot. 25 points…

Given: Air-filled balloons which fill up a container, one-inch paper strips, ruler, tape You must move paper strips to the container holding the balloons. You may not pop any balloons and may not touch balloons. Scoring- 3 points for each 1 in…

Given: yard stick, two six-inch pieces of yarn, four paper clips, one sheet of printer paper, two rubber bands. Your task is to move a cup of water across a 6 ft. by 10 ft. area without spilling any water. You have…

Given: scissors, 1 sheet of typing paper, clay, tape, 2 pencils, rubber band. You have one minute to think and three minutes to respond. You may talk at any time. With the materials provided, you must build a catapult within a one-foot…

Given: a shoe box containing the following: Bic pen with Cap, three empty Pepsi cans, tennis ball, 12 inch piece of yarn, 6 inch length of masking tape, empty paper towel tube, two Band-Aids still in the wrappers, a blindfold. The problem…

Given: an envelope, 6″ of masking tape, rubber band, a straw, a label, a piece of typing paper. Attach a glass Christmas ornament to the wall 6 inches from the floor. Attach a string to the wall 6 feet above the bulb….

Given: 5 medium rubber bands, 10 dimes, 3 chairs, Legos, shoes with Laces. Members form a circle in which alternate members face toward and away from the center. Attach the wrists of the members standing next to one another. Without talking, complete…

Given:  six 4×6″ pieces of paper, a penny. Members are to build the tallest structure possible to support the penny.

Given: 10 playing cards, 10 paper clips, 4 quarters, 4 dimes, 4 nickels, 4 pennies. Build a structure that will support the coins using the available materials. Scoring: monetary value of coins times their height in inches above the building surface.