Given: Four small straws, 30 elbow macaroni, five pipe cleaners, four mailing labels, 10 toothpicks, about 50 mini marshmallows, assorted rainbow rotini, and at least 10 spaghetti noodles.
With 2 minutes to plan and 8 minutes to work, the team will build a free-standing structure with the materials provided.
Scoring
1. One point for each inch of height of the structure inside the base.
The height will be measured with a yardstick perpendicular to the base of the structure.
The highest point of the structure that is entirely inside the base will count for the height measurement.
Any part of the structure above that point win not count for height
2. 0 to 15 points for teamwork.
This will be the subjective opinion of the judge and the judge’s decision is final
3. 0 to 15 points for creativity of the structural design – that is how you put it together so it stands up.
This is also a subjective opinion of the judge.
4. 0 to 35 points for creativity of the decoration or style of the structure.
Again, this is a subjective opinion of the judge.