The NASA SCIence Files™
Brainteasers
These brainteasers can help you develop your creative thinking, an important skill for inventors. In each puzzle, you will rearrange sticks to accomplish a certain goal. To move the sticks, just click and drag them from one spot to another. Try to solve each puzzle in the least number of moves possible.


Goal Post
This goalpost is upside down! Rearrage the sticks so that the goal-post is right side up and the football is inside. Try to do it in just two moves.

goal post brain teaser


Triangles
Reposition three sides from the figure below to get five triangles. See if you can do it in just three moves!

triangles brain teaser
Hint: All five triangles won't be the same size.


Predator & Prey
You have 15 seconds to rearrange the sticks so that the fish is facing in the opposite direction. Can you solve it with only three moves?

predator & prey brain teaser