2.Plutonium Transfer and Ball Ladder
Line up Teams behind their cones: red, blue, yellow, green
Teach both games to begin, start one group on plutonium transfer, then when they’re done, they can start on one of the ball ladders.
Plutonium Transfer: A Team Building Activity
Your mission is to move the plutonium from the nuclear power plant to a safe storage facility.
Setup and Equipment.
- 1 metal ring with 8 handles connected with a 5 ft. string
- Four Cones: red, blue, yellow, green
Guidelines:
- The plutonium transfer apparatus is set up with the ring resting on the base with a pole in the middle and a ball on top. Eight strings with the four colored handles are stretched out so that there are no overlapping strings. The other base 5-15 feet away depending on the age of the group.
- Each color team lines up in relay style (single file line, everyone facing the same direction).
Guidelines:
- The first person and second person on each team step to the plutonium transfer site. Their mission is to carefully move the plutonium from the atomic energy plant to the safe storage facility.
- They should each go to one of the handles that matches their color (red, blue, yellow, green.
- When the 8 people are ready they can slowly try to lift the ball up together, then try to walk without dropping it to the safe storage. On their first turn, if they drop the ball they should take everything back and lay out the string, handles and the ball in the same way it was when they started.
- If a team makes it all the way and is able to put the plutonium on top of post, they should rest the string and handles on the floor.
- The next team of 8 now, does the same thing. Continue until everyone completes a turn.
- Once students have a turn, it’s time to move to the Ball ladder
Variation: Use different sized balls.
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2. Ball Ladder: A Team Building Activity
Move the ball down the steps of the ladder.
Setup and Equipment.
- 2 ladders with four steps: eight people per ladder
- 2 yoga balls
- 1 ball
- Four Cones: red, blue, yellow, green
- Line up in color teams at the cones to start
Guidelines
- Start two teams at each ladder (4 on each end)
- There are four ropes on each end of the ladder.
- Put the ball on one end (the last step) of the ladder.
- Once you get it balanced, see if you can slowly roll it down the ladder. One team will need to lower their end, while the other team raises their end up.
- It helps if the people holding the ropes spread far apart from each other.
