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21-05-2025
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ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda Returns to Odyssey of the Mind for Sixth Consecutive Year, Sparking Hands-On STEAM Exploration at World Finals
Empowering the next generation of innovators, ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda brings interactive science experiences to students from around the globe at this year's Finals EAST LANSING, Mich., May 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda is proud to return as a sponsor of the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, taking place May 21–24, 2025, at Michigan State University. For the sixth consecutive year, the brand is championing curiosity, teamwork, and creative problem solving in the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) field, through supporting science fueled activities that make learning engaging and accessible for all students. With over 100 uses as a versatile, affordable, and accessible product, including at-home science experiments, ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda plays a key role in supporting education anywhere. The brand proudly sponsors events like Odyssey of the Mind, a global creative problem-solving program for students of all ages, where they can foster relationships and show how science can be both fun and educational in and out of the classroom. At this year's event, ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda will host a large, classroom style space dedicated to slime making, where up to 50 students at a time can dive into the science experiment firsthand. Using ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda, students will explore chemical reactions with safe household materials, demonstrating how science can be approachable for all. In addition to making slime, participants will have a chance to write a "Message to the Stars." These messages will be compiled into a 10x10 foot poster display, serving as both a collaborative art project and reminder of the dreams and ideas that power future innovation. Each student who contributes a message will receive a special pin to commemorate their contribution. To round out the experiments, ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda will also support baking soda bottle rocket launch activities using the product, encouraging students to witness science in motion and dream of futures as infinite as space itself. "We're proud to mark our sixth consecutive year partnering with Odyssey of the Mind to inspire curiosity and hands-on learning," said Aaron Greengard, Senior Brand Manager at ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda. "ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda is more than just a household staple, it's a dynamic learning tool that helps students from all backgrounds explore, experiment, and learn both at home and in the classroom." As a supporting partner of the brand, Emily Calandrelli, MIT Aerospace Engineer and Emmy-nominated host known as "Emily the Space Gal," shares ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda's passion for sparking curiosity and encouraging kids to explore STEAM. She'll be cheering on the Odyssey of the Mind community from home and promoting hands-on-learning experiences that can be done with simple, easy to use products. For more information, visit MORE ABOUT ARM & HAMMER™ For over 170 years, ARM & HAMMER™ has delivered trusted products to help families with everyday needs—from cleaning and laundry to personal care and pet essentials. Learn more at ABOUT CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is committed to sustainability, innovation, and providing quality products across a wide portfolio of brands, including ARM & HAMMER™, OxiClean™, TheraBreath™, and more. Visit for details. View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Cat Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
21-05-2025
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ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda Returns to Odyssey of the Mind for Sixth Consecutive Year, Sparking Hands-On STEAM Exploration at World Finals
Empowering the next generation of innovators, ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda brings interactive science experiences to students from around the globe at this year's Finals EAST LANSING, Mich., May 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda is proud to return as a sponsor of the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, taking place May 21–24, 2025, at Michigan State University. For the sixth consecutive year, the brand is championing curiosity, teamwork, and creative problem solving in the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) field, through supporting science fueled activities that make learning engaging and accessible for all students. With over 100 uses as a versatile, affordable, and accessible product, including at-home science experiments, ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda plays a key role in supporting education anywhere. The brand proudly sponsors events like Odyssey of the Mind, a global creative problem-solving program for students of all ages, where they can foster relationships and show how science can be both fun and educational in and out of the classroom. At this year's event, ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda will host a large, classroom style space dedicated to slime making, where up to 50 students at a time can dive into the science experiment firsthand. Using ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda, students will explore chemical reactions with safe household materials, demonstrating how science can be approachable for all. In addition to making slime, participants will have a chance to write a "Message to the Stars." These messages will be compiled into a 10x10 foot poster display, serving as both a collaborative art project and reminder of the dreams and ideas that power future innovation. Each student who contributes a message will receive a special pin to commemorate their contribution. To round out the experiments, ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda will also support baking soda bottle rocket launch activities using the product, encouraging students to witness science in motion and dream of futures as infinite as space itself. "We're proud to mark our sixth consecutive year partnering with Odyssey of the Mind to inspire curiosity and hands-on learning," said Aaron Greengard, Senior Brand Manager at ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda. "ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda is more than just a household staple, it's a dynamic learning tool that helps students from all backgrounds explore, experiment, and learn both at home and in the classroom." As a supporting partner of the brand, Emily Calandrelli, MIT Aerospace Engineer and Emmy-nominated host known as "Emily the Space Gal," shares ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda's passion for sparking curiosity and encouraging kids to explore STEAM. She'll be cheering on the Odyssey of the Mind community from home and promoting hands-on-learning experiences that can be done with simple, easy to use products. For more information, visit MORE ABOUT ARM & HAMMER™ For over 170 years, ARM & HAMMER™ has delivered trusted products to help families with everyday needs—from cleaning and laundry to personal care and pet essentials. Learn more at ABOUT CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is committed to sustainability, innovation, and providing quality products across a wide portfolio of brands, including ARM & HAMMER™, OxiClean™, TheraBreath™, and more. Visit for details. View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Cat Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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21-05-2025
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St. Lucie school teams taking aim at Odyssey of Mind world title at Michigan competition
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — How do you create a balsa wood structure that can support 805 pounds? Take lessons from a group of elementary students at Windmill Point Elementary School. The students created a tower-type structure that can hold 805 pounds of weight as part of the Odyssey of the Mind competition. Now, along with a team from Morningside Elementary, they are going to the world competition on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing.. It begins May 21. Odyssey of the Mind is a competition that challenges elementary students to problem-solve and develop critical-thinking skills. Seven-member teams select a problem to solve based on a prompt, and then create a project and presentation around that prompt. Each project must be done 100% by the students. Any help from adult coaches and parents results in a penalty deducted from the team's overall score. "It's the building and creativity and helping each other I like," said Abigail Rodgers, 10. "I liked all the teamwork." Mason Black, 9, likes the challenge of the competition. "I really like building things and making structures," he said. "It makes me feel like I can achieve things." There are a lot of steps involved, he said. "When it holds so much (weight), you know it's worth it," Mason said. Students compete in regional and state competitions before taking their shot at the world competition. At Windmill Point, students also used balsa wood to create a structure that could hold as much weight as possible. They also had to come up with a performance based on the theme of animal rescue, coaches Sean Caroglanian and Lacey Black explained. The problem, according to the Odyssey of the Mind website, is to create a performance about an animal rescue character finding a home for balsa wood-and-glue animals created by the students. The performance has to include the rescue character testing how much weight the structure can hold and balance. The performance also has to include an animal being seen by a veterinarian and the "creative" use of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, the website said. The Windmill Point team's structure weighed 18 grams and is about 8 inches tall. Over the course of the school year, the students created a few backup structures and practice designs. They created a koala bear, penguin and their own made-up animal resembling a polar bear with wings. They used the baking soda to create a hairball for the koala bear to cough up. Students were required to write the script and create the costumes and set for the performance, Caroglanian said. Coaches provided training on the use of power tools such as drills, a screwdriver and hammer, all while keeping within the rules of the competition. The Morningside team selected from the "classics" category, building the project around "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien. The team created a play around the book and created a cooking gadget on its own. The students also needed to find a way to make a dragon by using utensils. Sporks seemed to be a good way to create dragon scales, explained Devyn Tran, 10. "It's really fun, and we all get to work together," said Morningside Elementary student Jayda Matthews, 11. "I love coming up with creative solutions." Devyn said he also likes the teamwork and the friendship he makes during the competition. He enjoyed helping build the set for the Morningside project, which included coming up with a type of flip table that makes the food in the play "magically appear." He liked working on it at home "when I was bored," he added. But the student projects also were limited to a budget set by the competition. The students decided to use used sporks, collected from their classmates from the cafeteria, he said. Competing on the Odyssey of the Mind team takes a huge commitment from the students, coaches say. "They have to be passionate about it," said Morningside Elementary coach Britt LaChance. Students spend months preparing their presentation and play, practicing twice a week. Once competition season comes around, teams practice three to four times a week. Free VPK helps ready young children for school, but for some families it's unavailable Nominate a favorite Treasure Coast teacher for TCPalm's Teacher of the Week poll In addition to presenting their project, students also compete in a "spontaneous" component at the competition. They're given a problem and have to solve it creatively, working as a unit. Sets need to be movable and able to be set up quickly. Teams are penalized if they go over the allotted eight minutes. The students' costs, including registration and travel expenses, are paid for by the school district and by donations such as from the Boys & Girls Club. Students were excited last week about traveling to Michigan, a first-time destination for some. They plan to trade pins with students from other teams. They've been paired with "buddy teams" from Hong Kong and Poland, and are excited about exchanging gifts from Florida and learning about other cultures. Colleen Wixon is the education reporter for TCPalm and Treasure Coast Newspapers. She covers school districts in Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie counties. This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: St. Lucie County schools sending two teams to world competition
Yahoo
25-04-2025
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Jacksonville elementary school to compete in 'Odyssey of the Mind' World Finals
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A group of elementary school students and coaches from Coastal Elementary School are working hard to prepare for their 'Odyssey of the Mind' world finals performance next month. Odyssey of the Mind is a worldwide competition that teaches students how to use their creativity through reenacted scenarios that they create from scratch. Seven Coastal Elementary School students have been practicing with their coaches since October, all in preparation for their appearance at the world finals in Michigan in May. 'They have to build something. They have to work together,' Coastal Elementary teacher and OOTM coach Shana Cremer said. 'A huge part of odyssey of the mind is just teamwork. Getting them to understand how to work as a team. How to get along with each other.' The team is accepting donations to help cover travel expenses. You can go to to help the team. For more information, click on the video above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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17-04-2025
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Aliza Spencer Friendship Day honors legacy of murdered Binghamton student
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The Calvin Coolidge Elementary community honored the memory of Aliza Spencer today through multiple acts of kindness. The school that Aliza went to for kindergarten through 5th grade, commemorated her death with its Aliza Spencer Friendship Day. Spencer was 12 years old and a 6th grader at East Middle when she was shot and killed while walking near her home on April 21, 2022. Her killer has not been arrested. On Thursday, students from East Middle came to Coolidge, one per each classroom, and helped the younger students make friendship bracelets and play friendship bingo. 4th grade teacher Ann Marie Bogart's daughter was best friends with Aliza. She's determined to keep her memory alive. 'She was a model student and everyone loved Aliza. She loved everyone. And she deserves to be remembered for the beautiful person that she was,' said Bogart. Bogart showed her students a slide show about Aliza as well as a remembrance piece that News 34 aired shortly after her death. Bogart and a student from East also read the children's book 'Can Cat and Bird Be Friends?' East students Jahking Grandoit and Kashawn Hemingway say it feels good to spend time with younger kids. 'I feel like it's a good way to honor Aliza and how she was a good friend to everybody and liked to socialize and bring good vibes to everybody,' said Grandoit. 'Some kids knew Aliza and some kids didn't. It's good to do friendship stuff so that kids know how to be kind to each other and stuff,' said Hemingway. Other ways in which the school honored Aliza were through holding a food drive and book drive to restock the Little Free Library and Blessing Box that were created in her honor, as well as a photo area for kids. Binghamton's DPW painted a purple stripe down Robinson Street in front of the school in her honor. Black Bears gearing up to Run It Back Aliza Spencer Friendship Day honors legacy of murdered Binghamton student Maine-Endwell Odyssey of the Mind team headed to world competition Local leaders prepare to hit the runway for Mothers and Babies Fashion Gala Spotlight on Broome County Humane Society Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
