What is it In teams you will build a tall structure using simple everyday materials Why are we doing this This activity encourages teams to experience lessons in collaboration innovation and creativity ID: 579570
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The Marshmallow Challenge
What is it?
In teams, you will build a tall structure using simple, everyday materials.
Why are we doing this?
This activity encourages teams to experience lessons in collaboration, innovation, and creativity.
Who else has performed this challenge?
It has been done world-wide by thousands
of people, from CFOs of big corporations to students at all levels.Slide2
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Your TasksDivide up into teams of four to five people each.
Within the time limit and using only the materials in the paper sack, build a structure that has a single marshmallow at the very top.
At the end, the team with the tallest,
stable structure will be declared the winner!Slide3
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Materials20 sticks of spaghetti
1 yard of masking tape1 yard of string
1 pair of scissors
1 marshmallowPaper sack to hold materialsPlease do not damage the sack!Slide4
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The Rules
Build the tallest freestanding structure
Measured from table surface to top of marshmallow
You cannot move the table itselfThe entire marshmallow must be on top
Cutting or eating the marshmallow disqualifies the teamUse as much or as litt
le of the kit as you like
You cannot use the paper bag as part of the structure
Breaking up the spaghetti, string, or tape is allowed
You can break the spaghetti and cut the string and tape
The challenge lasts exactly 18 minutes
Teams cannot touch or hold on to the structure when time runs out