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Description

A good problem solving & team-building activity build a pyramid with plastic cups but with a twist.

Resources

36 Plastic Cups per patrol

Instructions

Normally when you build a pyramid, you will build it from the bottom upwards, stacking cups on top of each other. For this task you’ll need to build the pyramid instead–but in reverse, starting from the top cup and working down.

With this version, you’ll need 36 cups and one table per patrol. Give your group 20 minutes to complete the activity.

To get started, place one cup face down. Then, lift that cup and place the subsequent two cups underneath it.

The real challenge here? You can only lift your pyramid by the bottom row in order to put a new row underneath – and only one person at a time can do the lifting. The remaining group members will need to act quickly and work together in order to add the next row so that it will balance the rest of the pyramid.

If any part of your pyramid falls, you’ll need to start over. Whichever team has the most complete pyramid when time runs out will be the winner!

Tags

• Problem solving
• team building
• Team work

Badge Links

• Skills - Problem solving
• Teamwork - Team-building