NEPA Odyssey of the Mind

Given: One empty toilet paper tube, 4 tissues and one rubber band. Build a ghost. Tell the judges the story of the life of your ghost, and who your ghost is haunting.

Given: Five pipe cleaners, four pieces of masking tape, one page of newspaper, two paper clips In four minutes, build a ranch. In the following two minutes, each team member must describe it.

Given: cardboard, pasta. Create an artistic work and then describe what it represents.

Given: 40 different varieties of wrapped candy or candy bars and a dark bag There will be no thinking time. You have five minutes to respond. Each team member takes a turn pulling out one piece of candy at a time. That…

Given: A ball of string, marshmallows, coat hanger, 1 foot x 1 foot piece of aluminum foil, two pieces of masking tape and a sponge. Using some or all of the given materials, design and build an instrument that will prevent or…

Given: A 12-inch piece of string for each team member Take turns creating something with the string and tell what it is. Example: Shape a light bulb – Say ‘A bright idea!’

Given: Two straws, one tennis ball, a snorkel mask, one foot of masking tape, 20 toothpicks, two envelopes, and one square foot of hot pink poster board. Use the items given to create your own original invention to help society. You will…

Given: One container of Play-Doh, three toothpicks, a straw, two marbles, two pipe cleaners, 12 mini marshmallows and one four-inch square of cardboard. Build a unique animal. It must fit on the four-inch card. Each team member will build onto the story…

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….

Given: One very large rubber band (suggest industrial size). Team members are numbered one through five. When time begins, team members “flip” the rubber band onto the floor, and say something about the shape (pictured image) the rubber band makes when it…