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Marking Period 2 Project:

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Marking Period 1 Project: The Pringle Challenge

** The Pringle Challenge **




 * Concept: **
 * Find a way to protect a single Pringle chip sent through the mail.
 * Work with a partner OR by yourself.
 * Document your process of design, engineering, and manufacture according to educationally appropriate standards.
 * Assess your success and compare it to other projects completed at Upper Merion Area High School.


 * Contest: **
 * In addition to the grade you receive, we will measure your project in class, calculate its score, and compare your results with other projects.
 * These measurements will NOT reveal your grade for the project, and it is possible to win the Contest without getting a good grade, and it is possible to earn a good grade even if your Pringle arrives damaged.
 * The contest will make one judgment and two measurements in order to assign a score. The equation to calculate your score will be: Score = (Intact-ness)/(Mass*Volume)
 * "Intactness" is judged according to the chart below:


 * = **Description** ||= **Score** ||= **Intact-ness** ||
 * Perfectly Intact || Like it just left the factory || 100 Points ||
 * Slightly Damaged || Cracked, but still in one piece || 50 Points ||
 * Chipped Chip || Broken along the edges, but less than 5 pieces || 10 Points ||
 * Split Chip || The chip is broken into two fairly equal pieces || 10 Points ||
 * Significantly Damaged || Chipped and/or cracked into less than 20 pieces || 5 Points ||
 * Pringle Dust || Too many pieces to count (more than 20) || 1 Point ||

There will be three deadlines associated with the project, and meeting these deadlines will be required to score advanced or proficient.
 * Deadlines: **
 * On **Monday, October 8th,** a [[file:Pringles Challenge - Project Proposal.pdf|Project Proposal ]]will be filled out in class describing plans for the project and identifying any partnership formed.
 * On **Thursday, October 18th**, a Progress Report will be filled out in class documenting the project's current status and the results of preliminary testing.
 * On **Friday, October 26th**, the Finished Project will be brought to class to participate in the Pringles Challenge.