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Doug beat Miss Jake 30 to 24!!
Try out the SET daily puzzle at: http://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle_frame.htm
IN ONE PIECE!!! WAHOOOOOOO!!!
Our attempt taping our Skype session was not as successful – we ran out of Jing time and then it wouldn’t save 
We’ll get it next time!!
We will be checking on the condition of our egg from our first Cross-Country Egg Toss. We will Skype with a class near Philadelphia at 2:00pm today. Keep your fingers crossed that Eggbert survived!!!
Objective: To design and construct a protective structure within a cardboard box that will prevent damage to an egg or eggs which will be mailed to another classroom. An egg without any visible cracks or damage is scored as a success.
The Specifics
- No special handling, UPS, or Federal Express is allowed. Eggs should be mailed US first class. You may write “fragile” or “handle with care” on the box.
- Each team lines the walls and bottom of their cardboard box with one layer of paper towels (not crumpled, but flat). The team then uses any or all of the following materials to protect one, two, or three eggs from breakage:
- One standard sheet of copy paper (8.5″ x 11″)
- 15 drinking straws of any size
- 15 popsicle sticks, wooden splints, and/or tongue depressors
- 100cm string
- 100cm masking tape (up to 2.5cm wide)
- 5 rubber bands – all the same size
- A Ziploc sandwich bag
- Contestants may use a pair of scissors to cut the materials and no other tools.
- Grade A Large or Extra Large chicken eggs should be used. The egg must be sealed inside the plastic Ziploc bag.
- Boxes may be of any size. The box exterior should be completely wrapped in plastic and then covered with paper.
Students,
Do you want to add a custom header to your blog like I have to mine? Post a comment after this entry, and I’ll set up a time that we can work on it together.
Doug, Olivia, and Abby have started to read the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, and we’re planning on recording our thoughts and questions about the chapters on each of our blogs. I’m excited to see how this transpires, and I’m really hoping the kids get into adding other posts to their blogs!!
