Manufacturing Activities

Build a catapult

Supplies:

  • Plastic spoon
  • Popsicle sticks
  • Rubberbands
  • Pom poms

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Measuring activities

How to read a tape measure

How to find length

Coloring pages

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Don't lose your marble!

Teamwork and communication are necessary in Don’t Lose Your Marbles, a fast-paced team challenge! Participants work together to transport marbles in a continuous flow of motion through a series of tubes. The Don’t Lose Your Marbles team challenge is to get a marble to travel through all tube sections and come out into the bucket or basket without touching the floor. Within a trusting and supportive environment, these challenges are often successfully met through team problem solving.

  • The team has to work together to transport 5 marbles from the start line to the container at the finish line. The catch: they cannot use their hands to move the marbles! They must only use the provided PVC pipes as the method of transportation.
  • The team is given 5 minutes of planning time.
  • Once they are ready, they can begin the activity. The facilitator will time how long it takes for the team to complete the task. • If time permits, repeat this activity several times and give the team the chance to improve their times.

Rules

  • The team must start the activity with all members behind the starting line.
  • Each team member must use their pipe at least once when transporting each marble.
  • The team can transport only one marble at a time.
  • If a marble falls out of the pipe, the team has to return to the start line to begin again.
  • The marble must be safely deposited in the container at the finish line.