Given: 4 coffee stirrers, 2 drinking straws, 2 large cups, 1 mailing label, 12 in. masking tape, 6 paper clips, 2 sheets of typing paper, 4 small Dixie cups, 8 ft. string, 6 pennies, 5 nickels, 5 dimes, 1 pair of scissors.
Using the provided materials, your goal is to get as many points as possible by passing coins through the “gate.” You have four minutes to discuss and build. After construction time, you will be given two minutes to perform our solution. During performance time, all team members must stay behind the foul line.
Every time any part of a team member breaks the plane of the foul line, the team will be penalized 40 points. The penalty for team members crossing the foul line and moving coins through the gate is disqualification. The coins must pass completely through the gate, one at a time, to earn points. The scissors may not be used during the performance.
(Division II and above…)
No part of your construction may break the side boundaries. The penalty for moving or altering the barrier or the tape that supports the barrier is disqualification. The penalty for touching or attaching anything to the barrier or the tape that supports the barrier is disqualification. Incidental contact during construction time does not count.
Scoring: 1 point for each penny passing through the gate. 5 points for each nickel passing through the gate. 10 points for each dime passing through the gate.
Minus 40 points each time a team member crosses the plane of the foul line, once the team begins to perform.