The sixth-graders in advanced math classes at Westerville City Schools’ middle schools were issued the same challenge: create a container to ship a single Pringles potato chip to Caley Nestor Baker, coordinator of Gifted Education and Professional Development at the district’s office in the Early Learning Center.
The goal was to design a package that had the smallest volume and smallest mass, which protected the chip so it would arrive at its destination undamaged.
Once Baker received the packages, the containers, as well as the chips, were evaluated and scored as part of the Annual Chip Challenge — a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) initiative that started in 2010.
Winners from Blendon Middle School include:
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Jeffrey Murdock’s class – Eli Benton, Levi Dew and Evan Wiley
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Nancy Brobst’s class – Aaron Muse, Khalid Osman and Grant Wiseman (not pictured)
Winners from Heritage Middle School include:
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Amy Freeman’s class – Isabella Parimuha, Ellie Arnold and Addison Scott
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Mandy Clark’s class – Dylan Gledhill and Kendall Tracy
The design challenge is supported by the Science and Gifted Education Departments.