Amazing ACE Race Introduction The North Dallas chapter of the Dallas/Fort Worth affiliate has successfully used this game as an icebreaker activity. It consists of 8 different activities. Teams of students compete to see who finishes the race first. The purpose of the game is to build teamwork and introduce students, in very broad and elementary terms, to a few aspects of the design and construction industry. It is not necessary to use all 8 activities to operate the game. Indeed, some affiliates may choose to use only one activity as an icebreaker. To play the game, students receive only a printed “Station Card” found in the attached PDF file. The Station Card tells them which station to go to. To get the game started, each group is handed one Station Card. So that teams start at different stations, be certain to give groups different Station Card. Once a team completes a station, they are handed the next Station card. The instruction pages for each activity (found in the attached PDF) are given only to the mentor(s) responsible for that station. One or two mentors should staff each station. When students arrived at their station, they orally instruct the students how to complete the station. Note: For activity 3 Marshmallow Building, the instruction cards can be purchased inexpensively at https://teachbesideme.com/product/marshmallow-toothpick-geometry/

STATION #1 PUZZLE TME Objective: Pick one puzzle and work with your team

members to put it together as fast as you can!

Things needed: At least 3 images glued on foam or cardboard, cut into pieces to make the puzzle.

STATION #2 CUP TOWER Objective: Stack the cups (in pyramid form). Work

together to come up with a way to move the cups without touching them. Lift the cups with the straws, tie the string to the cups, use the rubber band, whatever you must do to stack the cups without touching them with your hands.

Things needed: 6 Red Plastic Cups

12 Straws

String and Rubber Bands

STATION #3 MARSHMALLOW BUILDING

Objective:

Choose 3 cards and flip them over. Build the geometric shape shown on each of the cards with only marshmallows and toothpicks.

Materials:

Handful of Mini Marshmallows Tube of Toothpicks Geometric Shape cards

STATION #4 STRAW BRIDGE Objective:

Build a bridge with only straws, tape, and scissors that will hold a cup of 100 pennies without falling over.

Materials:

20 Straws 3’ Tape Scissors String Cup of 100 pennies

STATION #5 HIGH INTENSITY EQUATION

Objective:

Solve the equations to figure out how big the conductor and breaker should be.

Materials:

8 sets of the equation sheet (this activity took longer) Calculators

Objective:

Build a structure using popsicle sticks and paper binder clips that can hold the weight of one book.

Materials:

30 Popsicle Sticks 20 Binder Clips

Objective:

Build a structure using gum drops and toothpicks that can hold the weight of one book.

Materials:

30 Toothpicks 20 Gumdrops

STATION #7 ARCHITECTURE MIX UP

Objective:

Looking at the 16 building pictures in front of you, match the buildings together into pairs based on the architect/style of the building. You should end up with 8 pairs of buildings designed by 8 architects.

Materials:

Print out of at least 8 sets of building pairs

STATION #8 PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION Objective:

Construct a pipeline that transfers one cup of water from one end of the site to the other using the given materials. You must figure out ways to travel around the mountains, lake, and wildlife habitats without disturbing them.

Materials:

2 Empty Cups + 1 Cup with water 10 Straws Clay 4’ Tape 15 Popsicle sticks Printed Site Plan