NEPA Odyssey of the Mind

Given: 10 popsicle sticks, five toothpicks, two straws, five mailing labels, two marshmallows. You have five minutes to build a structure supporting a Styrofoam cup into which you will put pennies. Scoring: 3 points for each inch of height, 1 point for…

With two minutes to think and three minutes to solve, two team members are blindfolded and the other three team members have to move them around an obstacle course using only sounds (not voices or words). Points given for targets hit that…

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…

Given: Two foot long ramp by six inches high, brick three inches from the end of the bottom of the ramp, two straws, 12 small marshmallows. Coach announces that in two minutes an egg will be rolled down the ramp. The team…

Given: Two Styrofoam cups, one sheet of printer paper, two popsicle sticks, one mailing label, two Cheerios. Construct a platform(s) that will cover the two Cheerios while supporting a team member off the ground for at least 10 seconds. Scoring: 10 points…

Given: 20 Dixie cups, one roll of scotch tape. Build a creative structure.

Given: paper cup, six straws, six inches of tape, 10 toothpicks, five marshmallows, one piece of typing paper, scissors. Build a structure that the paper cup can be placed on and will support weight. Points will be given for height and weight…

Given: One pack of 50 3×5 inch index cards. Build the tallest structure you can using only index cards. Scoring: one point per inch in height. Members will have two minutes to nonverbally plan, and five minutes to build. The problem may…

Given: 3×5 inch piece of aluminum foil, paper clips, bowl of water. Make a metal boat that will support weight and stay afloat in a bowl of water. Points will be given for each paper clip placed before the boat sinks.

Given: 5 straws, 10 toothpicks, a block of clay, a piece of paper, an egg. Build a structure as tall as you can that will support the egg. You will be judged on the height and creativity of the structure.