Hands-on Spontaneous Problems
Party
Materials: Ice Cream - Coach's choice of bowls, spoons and toppings, cookies, drinks, and napkins.
Time: 2 minutes
Problem: Have fun at your party Design an ice cream sundae that represents a holiday. Have fun eating the sundae creation.
Scoring:
Creativity of each sundae: 1 - 20 points
Teamwork: 1 - 50 points
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Roll-Under
Materials: 20 pieces of spaghetti, 20 miniature marshmallows, 4 computer labels, 20 toothpicks, 5 golf balls, a tennis ball, and a plastic cup.
Time: 6 minutes
Problem: Build a tower that will support weights Build a tower that will support one or more golf balls. The tower must be tall enough to allow the tennis ball to roll freely underneath while it supports the golf balls.
Scoring:
Structure Scoring: 25 points for completing the tower. 5 points for each golf ball supported.
Creativity of tower: 1 - 25 points
Teamwork: 1 - 25 points
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Boat
Materials: Sheet of paper 8 1/2 x 11", 6 inches of masking tape, 4 golf balls, an 8 x 14 inch cake pan, and water.
Time: 5 minutes
Problem: Build a boat that will float. Create a boat that will support the weight of the golf balls. Place the golf balls in the boat one at a time. Wait three seconds between placement of each ball.
Scoring:
Structure Scoring: Scoring: 1 golf ball 25 points; 2 golf balls 40 points; 3 golf balls 60 points; 4 golf balls 80 points
Creativity of boat: 1 - 25 points
Teamwork: 1 - 25 points
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Structure
Materials: 25 toothpicks, 25 miniature marshmallows, a plastic cup, 4 golf balls, and a ruler.
Time: 5 minutes
Problem:
Part 1. Build a structure that will support the plastic cup (and the golf balls which will be placed in the cup in Part 2). The structure must be 5 inches high at the bottom of the cup. Use the ruler to measure the height of the structure only, it cannot be used as part of the solution.
Part 2: After the measurement, place the golf balls into the cup one at a time. Wait three seconds after placing a ball before putting the next one into the cup.
Scoring:
Structure Scoring: 25 points if the structure is at least 5 inches high. 5 points for each additional half inch in height. 15 points for each golf ball supported by the structure
Creativity of structure: 1 - 25 points
Teamwork: 1 - 25 points
Thanks to Pennsbury OotM Association
Materials: Ice Cream - Coach's choice of bowls, spoons and toppings, cookies, drinks, and napkins.
Time: 2 minutes
Problem: Have fun at your party Design an ice cream sundae that represents a holiday. Have fun eating the sundae creation.
Scoring:
Creativity of each sundae: 1 - 20 points
Teamwork: 1 - 50 points
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Roll-Under
Materials: 20 pieces of spaghetti, 20 miniature marshmallows, 4 computer labels, 20 toothpicks, 5 golf balls, a tennis ball, and a plastic cup.
Time: 6 minutes
Problem: Build a tower that will support weights Build a tower that will support one or more golf balls. The tower must be tall enough to allow the tennis ball to roll freely underneath while it supports the golf balls.
Scoring:
Structure Scoring: 25 points for completing the tower. 5 points for each golf ball supported.
Creativity of tower: 1 - 25 points
Teamwork: 1 - 25 points
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Boat
Materials: Sheet of paper 8 1/2 x 11", 6 inches of masking tape, 4 golf balls, an 8 x 14 inch cake pan, and water.
Time: 5 minutes
Problem: Build a boat that will float. Create a boat that will support the weight of the golf balls. Place the golf balls in the boat one at a time. Wait three seconds between placement of each ball.
Scoring:
Structure Scoring: Scoring: 1 golf ball 25 points; 2 golf balls 40 points; 3 golf balls 60 points; 4 golf balls 80 points
Creativity of boat: 1 - 25 points
Teamwork: 1 - 25 points
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Structure
Materials: 25 toothpicks, 25 miniature marshmallows, a plastic cup, 4 golf balls, and a ruler.
Time: 5 minutes
Problem:
Part 1. Build a structure that will support the plastic cup (and the golf balls which will be placed in the cup in Part 2). The structure must be 5 inches high at the bottom of the cup. Use the ruler to measure the height of the structure only, it cannot be used as part of the solution.
Part 2: After the measurement, place the golf balls into the cup one at a time. Wait three seconds after placing a ball before putting the next one into the cup.
Scoring:
Structure Scoring: 25 points if the structure is at least 5 inches high. 5 points for each additional half inch in height. 15 points for each golf ball supported by the structure
Creativity of structure: 1 - 25 points
Teamwork: 1 - 25 points
Thanks to Pennsbury OotM Association