The Riverboat 

Team Cooperation
Trust
Problem Solving
Requires a group to transport themselves across a large open space.  There is one basic solution to this task, but it usually takes a group the better part of a class period to successfully complete the challenge.

Description

The team will transfer themselves from one area to the other without touching the ground with their bodies.  The group may use two folded tumbling mats (or pieces of plywood) to create a riverboat.  All members of the team and all equipment must make it to the other side.


Equipment

2 standard tumbling mats or pieces of plywood
two small tires
2 long jump ropes or pieces of rope

Rules

1.  If a group member touches the ground with any part of their body, the entire group must go back to the starting position.
2.  All equipment must be brought across the river.
3.  No one may call a teammate by his or her last name.

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