Materials: For each team: 50 Gum Drops 100 Toothpicks For the class: $3.00 in pennies Paper Plates Rulers Procedure: Working as a team, how can you use 50 gumdrops and 100 toothpicks to span a 6-inch “gorge”? You need to build a bridge that can hold 120 penny “cars” (300 grams). Text Resources: Web Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2013/09/building-teamwork-and-bridges-stem-icebreaker Extensions: NFS in Action: