Egg Drop

 

Egg shells are fragile. As we learned in last weeks activity they are made from calcium carbonate. If eggs are dropped they can easily break. 

You are going to be designing a container for an egg so that it can be dropped without breaking. To do this you will need to think about GRAVITY. Gravity is an invisible force that holds things to the surface of the Earth. Because of gravity your egg will fall downwards. Is there any way that you can slow the fall or will you find a way to protect the egg when it reaches the ground?

You will want to think about what materials you are going to use. What materials do you think would best protect your egg when you drop it?

Here is one design that I have made

When you test your designs you will want to do this outside.

If your design is not successful can you think of some improvements? If your design is successful do you think it will work at a higher or lower height? Can you think of another design that might work?

The video tutorial for this activity is available on the Surrey Libraries Facebook Page