Materials: quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies, 4 different colors of construction paper – communicating items: pencil, ruler, sheet of 81/2″x11″ paper, tin can, 2 marbles, metal spoon
Devise a non-verbal communication system in which 2 communicators instruct 3 workers how many of each coin is to be placed on a given color paper. 5 minutes to think / practice and 3 minutes to perform.
Scoring: score is the value of the coins placed plus 100 point bonus if problem is completed plus 1 point for each unused second under 3 minute limit.
Penalties: twice the value of each coin over the maximum allowed for a given coin on a given color. 25 point penalty for a coin not completely on a paper 100 point penalty for talking once in the three minute work period begins
| red | yellow | green | orange | |
| Penny | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Nickel | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Dime | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 |
| Quarter | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 |