Fort Morgan Middle School finishes collection of 1 million pop tabs

Fort Morgan Middle School finishes collection of 1 million pop tabs

In October 2019, Fort Morgan Middle School began a challenge to collect 1 million pop tabs to learn about the scale of the number. The idea came from eighth-grade math teachers Julie VanderVen and Paul Gerk, who encouraged students to estimate how long it would take, calculate the total weight, and determine how far the tabs would stretch if lined up. Students initially expected to reach one million within a year, but school closures in 2020 due…