Weekly+Challenges

Whenever you are finished your work early, or have a few minutes before or after class, you may be doing the Weekly Challenges.

Complete the Weekly Challenge in either a group(from the groups posted), or individually depending what is stated. All **FOUR** challenges need to be done(or won) before you are rewarded your points. Only the teams completed first will recieve points, individual activities are possible to always get points, if there is no evidence of cheating. Points are be totalled up individually and can be spent in a variety of ways. Once your points have been spent, you start over at zero. Ms. Martinuk will be keeping track. 15 points= something from the candy jar 25 points= choose the music for the day(approved by Ms. Martinuk) 50 points= choose the activity in Phys. Ed. 100 points= a movie day chosen by the winning person/s(approved by Ms. Martinuk) 300 points=a class trip


 * Weekly Challenge: June 16-20 **


 * Challenge 1(individual)- Solve this rebus. (3 points)**




 * Challenge 2(individual) - Write a letter to a friend telling them you have just won $1, 000, 000 and what you plan on doing with it. The letter must be at leas t 250 words long. The proper formal letter format can be found at     **[|**http://www.homerschool.com/student/support/ltr_frnd.htm**] **(4 points)**

The coins are of 4 different denominations, and she has the same number of coins in each denomination. What are the four different denominations, and how many coins are there in each?
 * Challenge 3(individual)- Solve this word problem. Write down all your steps, and a closing sentence. (5 points) **Janice has $2.46 worth of coins in her pocket.


 * Challenge 4(group)- Science Olympics!! Event #1: I'm not Gonna Crack!!! (10 points to be divided up)**

In this event students will design and construct a bridge from popsicle sticks that is as strong as possible. 1. 150 (one hundred and fifty) popsicle sticks 2. 250 mL white glue (LePage's or equivalent) 1. The bridge must be constructed from a maximum of 150 popsicle sticks. 2. The only other material that may be used in the construction of the bridge is a maximum of 250 mL of white glue (LePage's or equivalent). 3. The bridge must have a minimum span of 40 cm. 4. The bridge must have a minimum width of 8 cm. 5. The bridge must be supported by two school desks or tables placed a minimum of 34 cm apart. __ **JUDGING CRITERIA** __ 1. The winner of this event will be the team that builds a bridge that supports the greatest load having its centre of mass located directly over the centre of the deck of the bridge. We recommend placing a 10 cm bean bag on the centre of the bridge deck and then stacking weigtlifting weights on top of it. 2. A digital image of your bridge (taken before it is load tested) must be submitted (in .jpg format) for posting at this site.
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