his excellent teambuilder gets trainees to work together to create the tallest structure using materials including spaghetti, string, tape, and a marshmallow which must be on the top of the structure.
Preparation Time: 35 minutes (gathering materials; creating and copying worksheet
Running Time: 18 minutes
Exercise Style: Competitive team exercise
Multiple Intelligence Styles: kinaesthetic; spatial; interpersonal
Learning themes: creativity; leadership; teambuilding; design thinking
Materials: One marshmallow kit per team consisting of: 20 sticks of uncooked spaghetti; 1 yard of masking tape; 1 yard of string; 1 fresh marshmallow; all placed in a paper lunch bag. Scissors; measuring tape; stopwatch; flipcharts; markers; video equipment.