Egg Drop!

Today in my 1st period class we did the classic egg drop project. We talked about free fall last week so I figured it would a good time to tie this in. Not to mention that I needed a project for them to work on for Thanksgiving break and thought this would be a fun to do that. It was a lot of fun and interesting to see the different ideas my students  came up with.

The way the drops worked was the following:

Each team gets 3 drops. First from 15 feet above ground. If the egg survives you move to the next round which is a drop from the balcony. If the egg survives you can go to the bonus round which involves me launching the container with the egg as hard and violently as I possibly can. Following are a few pictures of some of the final designs. The last picture was one of my favorites though incredibly messy when inspecting the egg for cracks.

Ballon Covered Box with Cotton Balls Inside – Survived mighty throw from auditorium balcony

Egg suspended by rubber bands inside a box – Did not survive 15 foot drop

Double cone shaped exterior with inflated latex gloves and an orange peel on the inside – Survived mighty throw from auditorium balcony

Sponge bed inside plastic tupperware Survived 15 foot drop but not balcony drop

Sponge bed inside metal case – Did not survive 15 foot drop

Cotton balls and padding inside swiffer box – Survived mighty throw from auditorium balcony

Sponge bed inside plastic case – Survived mighty throw from auditorium balcony

Shoe box with scarves – Survived mighty throw from auditorium balcony

Non Newtonian fluid (cornstarch and water) inside cup inside shoe box Survived mighty throw from auditorium balcony