Social Media Challenges

Backyard Biologist

Use leaves found in your backyard, local park, etc. to create a bird native to your area. Label the plant leaves used and the type of bird you created. Post your creation on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO AND #BackyardBiologist. Deadline for entry is Sept. 25th, THREE winners will be announced on Sept. 30th.

Submission Deadline: September 25th
Winners Announced: September 30th

Winners:
🏆 Saanvi – Carolina Parakeet
🏆 Bella – Carolina Cardinal
🏆 Ellen – Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Marshmallow Catapult

Show off your Marshmallow Catapult device! Share your awesome catapult design in either a photo or a video on social media. Post your creation on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO AND #MarshmallowCatapult. THREE winners will be announced Sept. 30th.

Submission Deadline: September 25th
Winners Announced: September 30th

Winners:
🏆 Sydney – tinyurl.com/yd4zce74
🏆 Swecha – https://tinyurl.com/y8fwtxtn
🏆 Ansihka – https://tinyurl.com/y957ouys

Rock Star

Go on a fun neighborhood rock and mineral hunt! Capture photos of the cool rocks and minerals you discover while exploring your neighborhood and turn them into a photo collage. Share your photo collage on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO AND #RockStar. Social media account must be PUBLIC (preferably a team, parent or teacher account). Entries must be posted by October 25th. THREE winners will be announced on October 30th. 

Submission Deadline: October 25th
Winners Announced: October 30th

Winners:
🏆 Anyuta – @MrShore17
🏆 Yash – @MrShore17
🏆 Josh – @MrShore17

Movers and Shakers

Show off your Seismograph! Capture a video of your Seismograph in action. Share your video on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO and #Movers&Shakers. Social media account must be PUBLIC (preferably a team, parent or teacher account). Entries must be submitted by October 25th. THREE winners will be announced on October 30th. 

Submission Deadline: October 25th
Winners Announced: October 30th

Winners:
🏆 Lydia – https://bit.ly/31Wy9Ye
🏆 Regan – https://bit.ly/2TxpDdQ
🏆 Zoe – https://bit.ly/3jEHhHg

Data Crunchers

We need your help raising awareness! Go to GatherIQand find a Global Goal that speaks to you. Promote your Global Goal by creating a poster using data.

Share your poster on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO AND #DataCrunchers. Social media account must be PUBLIC (preferably a team, parent or teacher account). Entries must be posted by November 25th. THREE winners will be announced on November 30th. 

Submission Deadline: November 25th
Winners Announced: November 30th

Winners:
🏆 Krish – @MrShore17
🏆 Siri – @MrShore17
🏆 Diya – @MrShore17

Codebusters

Create a secret message using your favorite code!

Share a picture of your code on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO AND #Codebusters. Social media account must be PUBLIC (preferably a team, parent or teacher account). Entries must be posted by November 25th. THREE winners will be announced on November 30th. 

Submission Deadline: November 25th
Winners Announced: November 30th

Winners:
🏆 Kaylina – ow.ly/bGOw50Czrvz
🏆 Kaylyn – ow.ly/38f050Czrvy
🏆 Saanvi – @MrShore17

Animal Adaptations

Animals are constantly adapting to their environment, but there are some animals who just can’t fit into certain environments. Draw an animal that IS NOT a good fit in a particular environment, for example a polar bear in a rainforest. In the description, explain which adaptations the animal has that prevents them from living in that environment.  Post your drawing on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO AND #AnimalAdaptations. THREE winners will be announced December 18th.

Submission Deadline: December 16th
Winners Announced: December 18th

Winners:
🏆 Olivia – South Charlotte SCI OLY
🏆 Miriam Perez – @BCESPerez
🏆 Anyuta – @MrShore17

Progamers

Join us for an hour of coding! Screenshot that you participated in one hour of coding this month and explain your activity in the description. Share your screenshot on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO AND #ProGamers! THREE winners will be announced December 18th.

Submission Deadline: December 16th
Winners Announced: December 18th

Winners:
🏆 Jack – Ches Science Olympiad
🏆 Diya – @MrShore17
🏆 Krish – @MrShore17

Super Sleuths

What do feet reveal about a person’s height? Forensic scientists use the bones of the feet to approximate the height of criminals. Your challenge is to combine math with forensics to see if a footprint accurately predicts the height of a subject. Here’s how to get started: 

1. Have a parent or guardian remove their shoes and measure their height.
2. Measure the length of the adult’s left foot from the wall to the tip of the big toe.
3. Examine the numbers. Do you see a pattern? Divide the length of each person’s left foot by his/her height. Multiply the quotient by 100. What do you get? 

The results of your calculations should be about 15, illustrating that the length of a person’s foot is approximately 15 percent of his or her height.

Find out the approximate height of each of your family members by measuring their foot and charting it on a spreadsheet. Use this proportion for your calculations: 15/100 = Length of Foot/x (person’s height)

Once you complete your spreadsheet, share a photo of it on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO AND #SuperSleuths. THREE winners will be announced January 29th.

Submission Deadline: January 25th
Winners Announced: January 29th

Winners:
🏆 Saanvi – Fuller Magnet
🏆 Maxine – WH Owen
🏆 Anshika – Fuller Magnet

What’s the Matter

Share a video or photo of a physical and chemical change. In the description, explain the changes taking place and why it is happening. Post your photo or video on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO AND #WhatstheMatter. THREE winners will be announced January 29th.

Submission Deadline: January 25th
Winners Announced: January 29th

Winners:
🏆 Swecha – Fuller Magnet
🏆 Jack – CHES Science Olympiad
🏆 Emily – CHES Science Olympiad

Weather Permitting

The water cycle is a very important part of our weather patterns. So, let’s watch the water cycle inside our own homes! Make a sealed environment, put it in a sunny place, and take a few pictures to show us what happens to the water on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO AND #WeatherPermitting. THREE winners will be announced on February 26th. Here are a few ideas to help inspire your environment, but you can use anything you have!
– Idea 1
– Idea 2
– Idea 3

Submission Deadline: February 23th
Winners Announced: February 26th

Winners:
🏆 Diya – Fuller Magnet
🏆 Adrish – Fuller Magnet
🏆 Sophie and Anthony – Brier Creek

SkyQuest

The NASA Mars Rover Perseverance will make its landing on Feb 18th carrying the Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, on its belly. Its mission is experimental in nature and will be placed on the surface to test, for the first time ever, whether there can be powered flight in the thin Martian air. While we can’t build real helicopters at home, we can test what affects flight in a paper helicopter. Use these directions as a start, and then, use it to change at least one variable – something like type of paper, length of blades, weight, etc. to see how it affects the time it takes your helicopter to land. Record your data and show us your results on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO AND #SkyQuest. THREE winners will be announced on February 26th.

Submission Deadline: February 23th
Winners Announced: February 26th

Winners:
🏆 Jacob – Fuller Magnet
🏆 Desmond – Fuller Magnet
🏆 John – Fuller Magnet

Genes R Us

Make a double helix DNA structure with what you have. For inspiration, you could try to construct it with popsicle sticks, candy, cotton balls, or pipe cleaners. Use your creativity for this model. Upload the results on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO AND #GenesRUs. THREE winners will be announced on March 31st.

Submission Deadline: March 29th
Winners Announced: March 31st

Winners:
🏆 Luke – Allison Harris
🏆 Sophie and Anthony – Brier Creek
🏆 Vihaan – Fuller Magnet

Pump it Up

Outline your body and draw in some organs using pencil or chalk. Feel free to ask someone to help you trace. Add color for fun! Show the creation on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram using #NCBiteSizeSO AND #PumpitUp. THREE winners will be announced on March 31st.

Submission Deadline: March 29th
Winners Announced: March 31st

Winners:
🏆 Nicole – Fuller Magnet
🏆 Delante – Fuller Magnet
🏆 Aarav – Fuller Magnet