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STEM Challenge<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Students work in teams to design, build, and test both launching and payload protection devices that will send an egg payload through a hula hoop towards a target a specified distance away. Teams complete challenges that they submit online to earn points. High achieving teams, based on challenges completed and points earned, qualify to participate in the annual STEM Challenge Symposium.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    9th – 12th\u00a0 grade<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    15+ hours of curriculum<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    4+ contact hours\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Mission is school based<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      Teacher training, materials, and online curriculum provided<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      Culminating event in April for qualifying teams<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Content Standard Alignment<\/span><\/h1>\n

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      Register starting in August for the 2025-2026 school year.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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      Mission Flyer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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      Registration Form<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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      It’s a STEM “Egg”stravaganza!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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