NEPA Odyssey of the Mind

Given: Marshmallows, toothpicks Build a structure as high as you can. The team is divided into two groups. One group’s members are the leaders, the other group’s members are the workers. The leaders are given two minutes to develop a nonverbal communication…

Given: Six paper clips, fingernail file, 10 foot piece of string, three rubber bands, meter stick. A pipe is placed on a tabletop, extending over the edge at least six inches. Two other pipes are placed on the floor directly below the…

Given: 15 large marshmallows, 15 licorice sticks, a cup, Lifesavers. Build a structure that will hang from the ceiling. You will have 10 minutes to complete the problem. After you have built the structure it will be hung from the doorway. Attach…

Given: one large plastic gallon bag with the following materials; large paper or plastic plate, three toothpicks, two plastic straws, balloon, two rubber bands, large Styrofoam cup, six inches square of contact paper, sheet of plain paper, business size envelope, small bottle…

Given: 10 marbles, table or other raised surface from which to start, cardboard-flat and tubes, paper plates, construction paper, egg cartons, plastic cups, nails, push pins, masking tape, sponges, tacks, various boards, small boxes, 8 foot and / or shorter pieces of…

Given: golf balls, swizzle sticks, duct tape, one rubber glove. Build a structure as high as possible.

Given: crayons, cardboard. Recreate as much of a famous piece of artwork as possible. The team has three minutes to think and eight minutes to work. There is to be no talking.

Given: an envelope, 3″ of scotch tape, 5 rubber bands. Make the longest bridge possible.

Given: a glass of water, an empty glass, a straw, a spoon. Move the water from one glass to the other in as many different ways as you can think of in three minutes.

Given: ping pong bail, one-inch PVC pipe seven feet long, straw, Wheaties, rubber band, envelope, six inches of string, paperclip. Use materials provided to rescue the ping pong ball from the pipe.