egg drop challenge

I’m too young to fry!

Egg DropDon’t crack up!

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Why did the egg

go to school?

Saturday, May 22, 2010

To get “egg-u-cated”!

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Your task

To design and create a protection system to minimize gravitational potential energy transferred to your egg!

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Gravity

Falling objects are pulled toward the earth by the force of gravity

The farther they fall, the faster they will be going when they stop.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Why did Humpty

Dumpty have a great fall?

Saturday, May 22, 2010

To make up for a bad summer!

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Question???

How can we minimize the transfer of

gravitational energy (and the force of impact)

to our egg???

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Definitions

Gravitational Potential Energy

Inertia

Saturday, May 22, 2010

There are two things you can do,

Slow your egg down

Distribute the force of impact

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Materials available3 tissues

1 paper plate

1 coffee filter

3 soda straws

1 band-aid

1 meter of yarn

1 dixie cup

1 sheet of paper

5 paper clips

3 pipe cleaners

5 rubber bands

Elmer’s glue

1 file folder

1 dm scotch tape

1 egg

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Procedure

Design your protection system

Diagram and label your system

Create your protection system

Prepare to drop your egg from a height of 5m. Record your success or failure.

Record data on 5 other systems

Saturday, May 22, 2010

What did the eggs do when the light turned green?

Saturday, May 22, 2010

They egg-celerated!

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010

AnalysisDid your egg crack?

What was it about your system that helped your egg survive a fall of 5m?

If you could do this lab over, what would you change about your protection system and why?

What were the similarities and differences in the successful and unsuccessful designs?

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Title: Egg Drop ChallengeQuestion:

Definitions:Gravitational Potential Energy –

Inertia –

Task: Design a protection system to minimize gravitational potential energy transferred to your egg. Prepare to drop your egg from heights of 1,3, and 5 m.

Materials:3 tissues 1 paper plate 1 Dixie cup3 soda straws 1 band-aid 1 dm scotch tape5 rubber bands 1 meter of yarn 1 coffee filter5 paper clips 3 pipe cleaners Elmer’s white glue1 sheet of paper 1 file folder 1 egg

Procedure/guidelines: o Students must only use materials on the list above, but you don’t have to use it all!o We must be able to place your egg into your system just prior to your drop.o Your system can be no larger than 1 foot square.o Name your egg or system, record name, description and mass of system on the data table on

the back of this sheet prior to your drop.o Gather data on 5 other systems and record.

Design: Diagram and label your system below.

Hypothesis: What about your system is going to protect your egg? Why is this system going to work?

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Analysis: Use complete sentences.1. At what height did your egg crack?

2. What was it about your system that helped your egg make it to this height?

3. If you could do this lab over what would you change about your protection system and why?

4. Do you see any patterns in the data? Similarities or differences between the successful and unsuccessful designs?

Egg/System Name Description Mass Survived

Data:

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Say “no” to scrambles!Save our shells!!!

Saturday, May 22, 2010