Line up the team members. Give them a set of instructions that are as follows: John is taller than Mary Mary is shorter than Fred Fred is taller than John etc. The students put themselves in order without talking.
read moreMaterials: a deck of cards, roll of masking tape, 2′ piece of string, toy truck With the cards and tape, make a bridge at least 1 foot in length rising to at least 3 inches in height, upon which the toy truck…
read moreMaterials: 1 balloon, 12 paper clips, 1 sheet construction paper, 4 foot of string, 1 straw, 1 package of tape, 1 egg. The team will build a structure to transport the egg from point A to point B (3 feet) without touching…
read moreMaterials: 3 straws, 10 popsicle sticks, 1 marble, 3 Styrofoam cups, a turkey baster, 7 marshmallows, 10 inch string, 2 pieces of chalk, large aluminum or plastic wash tub, water Setup: fill tub with water, float 3 styrofoam cups Construct something to…
read moreMaterials: envelopes with 5 rubber bands, 8 paper reinforcement rings, 8-1/2″ x 11″ piece of paper, 5 drinking straws, 4 toothpicks, 2 paper clips, 10 small sticky labels and a pair of scissors. The envelope can be used in the solution Assemble…
read moreMaterials: 2 rubber bands, 3 sheets 8 1/2″ x 11 1/2″ typing paper, 2 paper clips, 2 popsicle sticks, several postage labels with adhesive. Teams get 1 minute to think and 3 minutes to construct a paper airplane that will be thrown…
read moreMaterials: 1-12′ balloon, 2-8 oz. plastic glasses, 5 toothpicks, 10 mini marshmallows, 3 pennies, 2 fingers on one (either right or left) Hand-Ex. Thumb & pointer or pointer & small finger-any combination Team has a total of 3 minutes to construct or…
read moreGiven: On a plain piece of paper The coach draws any kind of line or squiggle. Team passes paper around adding one line each to make a complete recognizable picture. No talking allowed. Paper goes around twice. This problem encourages the team…
read moreGiven: 2 sets of Legos (equal numbers and equal sizes) The team will divide itself into two groups. you will have 2 minutes to discuss the problems before parts 1 and 2 begin. This is a completely nonverbal problem. You will be…
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