Kickoff Session Activities List

Sharon Reynolds
Reynols1@ohio.edu

Name Game (5 min)
Materials: none

Group Juggle (5 min)
Materials: various soft juggling balls

Blind/Silent Line Ups (5 min)
Materials: none

Foot to Foot (20 min)
Materials: long rope, Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss

Big Word (10 min)
Materials: 5 x 7 index cards

Categories (10 minutes)
Materials: none

Have you Ever…? (5 min)
Materials: none

Mine Field (20 min)
Materials: various small unbreakable items such as plastic bowling pins, tin cans etc..

Egg Drop

Great Egg Drop
Description of a team building exercise

Great Egg Drop

1. Engaging small group activity (4 or 5) as part of larger group (e.g., 20 up to 100)
2. Can be run as a competition between teams
3. Task is to build a single egg package that can sustain a fall of 8ft (top of a supermarket shelf)
4. Can be used to highlight any almost aspect of teamwork or leadership
5. Lends itself to building a dramatic large group scenario/finale for the Egg Drop Off
6. Can include the task of presenting a 30-second advert for the egg package. This increases the complexity of the activity.
7. Lends itself to production line or project management metaphors

Variation
Give no equipment - participants are to find natural materials from the local environment.

Equipment
For each group:

1. ~ 4 to 12 straws (number depends on desired difficulty)
2. masking tape (amount depends on desired difficulty)
3. fresh egg
4. any other items for creating the egg package - can also add red herrings

Time
~30-45 minutes to build package
~15-30 minutes for Great Egg Drop
~15-45 minutes cleanup & debrief

Brief Description
Small groups design an egg package to save an egg from breaking when dropped. Plus a 30 second jingle to sell their package. Followed by the Great Egg Drop-Off.
Links to other descriptions of the Great Egg Drop

Leapfrog's Great Egg Drop Activity Overview
Mrs Martin's Great Egg Drop
The Great Egg Drop: Grade 6-8 Science Lesson Plan