The egg drop is a classic
science project that kids will love. Can you design a system that will
protect an egg from a fall? Give it a try and find out.
Use items from around the house to build something that will prevent eggs smashing all over the ground.
Can you protect a falling egg?
What you'll need:
- Eggs
- Paper towels
Build your egg protectors from resources such as:
- Plastic straws
- Popsicle sticks
- Tape
- Recycled paper
- Glue
- Plastic bags
- Boxes
- Used material
- Plastic containers
The aim:
- Your goal is simple, design and build a system that will protect an egg from a 1 metre (3.3 feet) drop. Eggs that smash or crack fail the test while eggs that survive without a scratch pass!
Getting started:
You need to create something
that can absorb the energy the egg gathers as it accelerates towards
the ground. A hard surface will crack the egg so you have to think
carefully about how you can protect it. Something that will cushion the
egg at the end of its fall is a good place to start, you want the egg
to decelerate slowly so it doesn't crack or smash all over the ground.
You'll need to run a few trials so have some eggs ready as guinea pigs,
those that don’t survive will at least be comforted knowing they were
smashed for a good cause, and if not, you can at least have scrambled
eggs for dinner right?
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