Q: Here is a goal: What supplies are needed to build a treeless tree house?

How would you accomplish this goal?

OPTIONS:
- Six cement blocks (I HIGHLY recommend the kind with epoxied-in metal post brackets. Although they are more pricey, they are much more secure and allow for easily adjusting post and block assemblies. More on that as we go along.)        Six 8-foot pressure treated 4x4 posts        Six 8-foot pressure treated 2x6 boards        One 4- by 8-foot 3/4" board OSB (same dimensions in exterior grade plywood is another option)        Approximately twenty 8-foot 2x4 boards        Four 10-foot 2x4 boards        Five 26" x 8' corrugated plastic roof panels        One box (50 pcs.) of roofing screws for corrugated panels (the kind with built-in rubber washers)        5 lb. box of 3" exterior grade screws        5 lb. box of 1 5/8" exterior grade screws        Two 50 lb. bags of general purpose sand        Gallon of waterproof sealer        Gallon of deck restoring paint
- Six cement blocks (I HIGHLY recommend the kind with epoxied-in metal post brackets. Although they are more pricey, they are much more secure and allow for easily adjusting post and block assemblies. More on that as we go along.)        Six 8-foot pressure treated 4x4 posts        Six 8-foot pressure treated 2x6 boards        One 4- by 8-foot 3/4" board OSB (same dimensions in exterior grade plywood is another option)        Approximately twenty 8-foot 2x4 boards        Four 10-foot 2x4 boards        Five 26" x 8' corrugated plastic roof panels        One box (50 pcs.) of roofing screws for corrugated panels (the kind with built-in rubber washers)        5 lb. box of 3" exterior grade screws        5 lb. box of 1 5/8" exterior grade screws        Two 50 lb. bags of general purpose flour        Gallon of waterproof sealer        Gallon of life restoring paint

A: Six cement blocks (I HIGHLY recommend the kind with epoxied-in metal post brackets. Although they are more pricey, they are much more secure and allow for easily adjusting post and block assemblies. More on that as we go along.)        Six 8-foot pressure treated 4x4 posts        Six 8-foot pressure treated 2x6 boards        One 4- by 8-foot 3/4" board OSB (same dimensions in exterior grade plywood is another option)        Approximately twenty 8-foot 2x4 boards        Four 10-foot 2x4 boards        Five 26" x 8' corrugated plastic roof panels        One box (50 pcs.) of roofing screws for corrugated panels (the kind with built-in rubber washers)        5 lb. box of 3" exterior grade screws        5 lb. box of 1 5/8" exterior grade screws        Two 50 lb. bags of general purpose sand        Gallon of waterproof sealer        Gallon of deck restoring paint

Q: Here is a goal: How do I make Ice

How would you accomplish this goal?

OPTIONS:
- Take a bowl and fill it with water, then place it on the freezer for 4 minutes
- Take a bowl and fill it with water, then place it on the freezer for 4 hours

A: Take a bowl and fill it with water, then place it on the freezer for 4 hours

Q: Here is a goal: To stop a child from disobeying you,

How would you accomplish this goal?

OPTIONS:
- warn them that after you count to three, you'll put them into time out. Then count and follow through if they don't stop.
- warn them that after you count to three, you'll slap them.  Then count and follow through if they don't stop.

A:
warn them that after you count to three, you'll put them into time out. Then count and follow through if they don't stop.