NEPA Odyssey of the Mind

Place a deck of cards, including the jokers, in the middle of the table. The team has one minute to think and three minutes to respond. Team members, in sequence, will flip the cards over, one at a time, telling a story…

Given: a paper plate and a pair of scissors for each member of the team. Members have two minutes to create something. Then they are to respond to the judges by telling what it is. Score 1-10 points for creativity. Each creation…

Given: a sheet of typing paper, five Post-It notes, five beans, five elbow macaroni, five toothpicks, and one small lump of clay. In three minutes, build a picture. In the following two minutes, tell a story about the picture one team member…

Create and construct a skit out of notebook paper.

Given: two sheets of printer paper, 10 paper clips, a pair of scissors, two pieces of one-inch masking tape. The team will build a structure that portrays the theme of a memorial monument to a person (famous) or their choice. The team…

Given: 25 M&Ms You will have two minutes to think, plan and create a shape out of the M & M’s. The second part of the problem is verbal; at the end of the two minutes of creating, teammates will take turns…

Given: paper, markers, crayons, and so on. In three minutes, create a new state. Name it and design the state’s symbol, flag, and tree. The team must also compose a state song and perform it for the judges.

Given: a comb, a package of tissue, a key, a yard of string, a credit card. Imagine you are stranded on a desert island. Construct an alarm system using the items in your pocket listed above.

Given: a paper bag filled with the following: one egg, one safety pin, a key, a piece of paper with a phone number on it, a band-aid, a tooth brush, dental floss, nail polish, handcuffs, a jelly bean, a ring, toothpicks, a…

Given: a box of craft items. Team must make something that symbolizes Odyssey of the Mind and their feelings about OotM.