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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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An eighth grade team from Flat Rock Middle School presents at the K-12 InVenture Challenge at Georgia TechThe recent K-12 InVenture Challenge @ Georgia Tech competition on March 15, featuring science-minded students and their inventions from all across Georgia, continues to reap benefits for the winning schools. The Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) sponsors the annual competition, and two winning teams from J.C. Booth Middle School in Peachtree City, Georgia will go on to vie for honors at the National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo on June 1-3 in Washington, D.C. A team from Flat Rock Middle School in Fayetteville, Georgia, also took home a specialty award for its Xtendlet extension cord.
