Registration is Closed!

Greetings! Well it's Sunday morning, so that means that our little group has been created. Last year is was bombarded by more than 30 schools doing the Challenge. This year we have 114 teachers in more than 100 schools! I'll be creating the pairs this week, but I can't guarantee that it will be done by next Saturday. I have a lab report and test to correct, and grades close Friday. It's the first time I've ever needed a snow day! I'll give you until Tuesday to change your mind about participating. I can feel the enthusiasm in your e-mails. There is nothing worse than not having a school participate. If for any reason you don't think you'll be able to do this, don't hesitate to tell me. Because of the large number of schools, I had to change the map. It will no longer have active links to your schools. To paraphrase "Jaws," the police chief says to the captain of the shark boat "You're going to need a bigger boat!" Well, I need a bigger map! The individual yellow dots have become smudges in some states. I've placed the active links into the school names located under the map. You'll start to see the pairings appear on the page, and eventually you'll get an e-mail from me with all of the information about your partner school. Please make contact with that school, especially if I've made a mistake with the address.

Clear Skies,

Charlie

Cornerstone Academy says Hello

We'll look forward to hearing which school we'll be judging. Does anyone have an Excel spreadsheet with formulas already programmed they'd be willing to send to me?

Erin Cook

Hi, this is my first year to participate in the Challenge also. It looks like so much fun. I have 8th graders and invited some students to participate while requiring it of another class. How is everyone else doing it, as part of classwork or extra curricular.
RE: the plastic container.
I believe the formed plastic container for 20 chips will have a fairly high mass and a volume that will prove difficult to measure to 3 significant figures, therefore, removing itself from the packaging. So I'm letting my kids use it if they want. Inquiry, inquiry, inquiry

Packaging info

This is my first year joining the challenge with my students. Just curious as to how the kids go about sending the packages. Do you incorporate having the kids investigate the post office to find out how they can send the packages? I don't know myself. Can you basically cover any container with a brown paper bag and send it by mail??? I just want to make sure I am sending the kids on the right path.

cc?

Hello all!

This is my first year teaching 6th grade and the first year teaching in a departmentalized format (I'm not a Science teacher by nature). I do not know how to figure out cubic centimeters. Can someone help?

Pringles make a container for its chips!

The teacher I am working with on the PC, just told me that he is aware of a container that was put out by the manufacturers of Pringles. The container holds about 20 chips and is "form fitting", made of plastic.

Just posting here so that we might all ban this container, or possibly have it incorporated into the rules that they are prohibited.

Mike

Welcome!

The Challenge page had almost 500 hits yesterday! It could be a very exciting year. I'm using a new background map this year. The outlines for the states are barely visible, but the topographic features are modified. I hope you like it. The success of this project is based on your participation. Please only sign up if you know you will follow through and send the packages. If for any reason you find it necessary to not participate, let me know as soon as possible. There is nothing more disappointing than having a school send out packages not not receive a reply.

Please use this forum for any questions, comments, ideas! It will be my way of communicating with you, so please check in at least once a week to see what's happening.

Welcome, one and all. Enjoy!

Clear Skies,

Charlie Lindgren