Given: 2 mailing labels, 2 clothes pins, 12″ of string, 1 marble,1 ping-pong ball, 1 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper, 2 paper clips,1 teaspoon,1 Styrofoam cup and 1 mouse trap.
Take the materials given and construct a device/mechanism that will produce a chain reaction.
You have 8 minutes to think and to construct your device/mechanism and 2 additional minutes to cause your chain reaction to occur. During the 2 minute period you may not touch your device other than to initiate the first reaction.
You will receive 10 points for every different reaction caused.
You will also receive an additional score of 1-15 points for the creativity of your device and 1 – 10 points for teamwork.