Given: Rolling pin, 12″ craft wire, 2 Styrofoam cups, 3 paper plates, 4 mailing labels, 20″ string, 1 ball clay, 24″ masking tape, 2 pencils, 4 marbles, 4 pieces typing paper, 2 ping pong balls, ‘2 empty soda cans, 2 full soda cans, 1 metal or wood spoon, 1 brick, 2 – 2 x 4’s (3 feet long), bungee cord, 6 paper clips, scissors, 4 rubber bands, one empty thread spool and one egg.
You will have a 9 x 12 foot area covered with a plastic tarp in which to work. A small table will be placed on the tarp within this area. Your problem is to design and build a five-step chain reaction that, after the 5th step, breaks an egg.
Each step in the process must initiate the next step. The table may be used along with the materials provided. Note: the table, tarp and scissors may not be altered.
Scoring: Each step will receive 3 points for a common movement or task and 5 points if it is creative. If the chain reaction succeeds in breaking the egg, 5 points will be scored. If the egg cracks but does not break, 3 points are scored. Once the chain reaction has been set in motion, team members may not touch or adjust it with their hands. Additional points may be earned for each additional step designed into the reaction beyond the 5 required. Team members have 10 minutes to build and test your solution.