SSAGO - Build-A-Rally

Construction Challenge

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With lots of awesome construction activities, get into the construction theme ready for Build-A-Rally! Try your hand at challenges from three different categories. From learning about the London Underground, to building a shelter, to baking a cake, there’s plenty to take part in!

Criteria

Complete seven activities in total, with at least one from each of the following sections:

Build
Camp
Learn

Event

Join us on a video call on 18/08/2020 (time to be announced on SSAGO Discord) for an evening of construction fun run by Southampton SSAGO's Build-a-Rally committee!

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1 point	Baking Bake a cake.	Complete
1 point	Build Build something out of Lego, Meccano or K’nex – as a bonus challenge, try incorporating pieces that aren’t traditionally used in what you’re building!	Complete
1 point	Egg Spaceship Protect an egg with just straws and sellotape - and then drop it from a 2m height to see how well your egg protector worked!	Complete
1 point	Food House Build a house out of food.	Complete
1 point	Mini-Pioneering Make the following out of pencils and string instead of pioneering poles : a catapult, a tower (try different types), a bridge (how many chocolate bars can you fit on it?), a raft.	Complete
1 point	Sewing Sew on a badge.	Complete
1 point	Towers Build a spaghetti and marshmallow tower.	Complete
1 point	Wealth from Waste Build something out of rubbish – hunt through your recycling for anything that could be useful and then give your imagination free rein!	Complete

1 point	Camp Gadget Pioneer a camp gadget, such as a wash stand, a boot stand, a clothes drying line, etc.	Complete
1 point	Campfire Build a campfire!	Complete
1 point	Den Build a den – will it be a blanket fort or a tree house?	Complete
1 point	Flag Make a flag for your camp, or fly your section's.	Complete
1 point	Hi-Vis Wear a hi-vis jacket or hard hat to your Scout/Guide/SSAGO meeting or social.	Complete
1 point	Logos Create the Scout, Guide or SSAGO logo out of things you can find around you – this could be things found in a room or things found around the campsite!	Complete
1 point	Shelter If you’re camping, build a waterproof shelter out of anything you can find in a forest.	Complete
1 point	Tent! Pitch a tent – as a bonus, try pitching a tent for more than four people!	Complete
1 point	Woggle Make a woggle – why not try a paracord, wooden or plaited woggle!	Complete

1 point	Building Techniques Find out what techniques are used to build really tall buildings and really long bridges.	Complete
1 point	Construction Clothing Pick a profession and dress up as a construction worker! For example, a welder would need gloves, a face shield, overalls, etc.	Complete
1 point	Crossrail Find out about the Crossrail project.	Complete
1 point	Dance Learn the dance for Bob the Builder’s ‘Big Fish Little Fish Cardboard Box’	Complete
1 point	Design a Building Design a building and plan where all the rooms will be.	Complete
1 point	Foundations Learn about the types of building foundations, and find out which one your house has.	Complete
1 point	London Underground Find out how the London Underground was built. As a bonus, find out how building an underground line has changed over the years.	Complete
1 point	Protect Yourself Learn about what PPE is needed for different types of construction sites.	Complete
1 point	Pull or Push? Find out the difference between tension and compression and give an example of each in action.	Complete
1 point	Strength in Shapes Find out what the strongest shape to build a structure out of is. Try making a K’nex square and squishing it – can you find a stronger shape?	Complete
1 point	What’s Underground? Find out what’s under the ground where you live. What type of rock/soil do you live on? What challenges does that present to engineers designing and building houses, bridges and other structures?	Complete
1 point	Who is the tallest of them all? Find out what the tallest building in the UK is, and also find out what the tallest building in the world is.	Complete

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