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How do you make a good egg drop project?
There are three basic ways to increase the likelihood of safely dropping an egg:
- Slow down the descent speed.
- Cushion the egg so that something other than the egg itself absorbs the impact of landing.
- Orient the egg so that it lands on the strongest part of the shell.
How do you make a paper parachute for an egg drop?
Try dropping a piece of paper and a lego brick….Parachute Instructions
- Lay the bin bag out flat and cut out a big square.
- Make a hole in each corner, thread a piece of string though it and tie a knot.
- Tie all 4 pieces of string together and sellotape the egg to the bottom.
How do you drop an egg from height?
Possibilities include balloons, popcorn, packing peanuts, wads of paper or cereal puffs. Encase the egg in any of these inside a paper or plastic bag, a sock or a stocking. If you have any bubble wrap around the house, wrapping the egg in several layers of bubble wrap should also provide a good cushion.
How do you drop an egg off a building without breaking it?
How does Rachel’s design help to keep the egg from breaking?
How does Rachel’s design help to keep the egg from breaking? During each trial, the egg does not break. Rachel’s design is a success! The ground applies an equal force in the same direction as the falling egg.
Can you do an egg drop project with paper only?
After we did the Egg Drop Challenge using Straws and Paper, we came up an idea for an Egg Drop Project design using paper only. The design principles is very similar, but it is a fun idea to add a more stricter limit on the design to make it a hard STEM challenge.
How is an egg drop used in engineering?
Figure 1. Steps of the engineering design process. Your students will use readily available materials to build a device that can protect an egg during a fall. Egg drop contests frequently reward students whose eggs survive drops from the highest height. Students might only get one chance—if your egg breaks, you are done.
What’s the best way to make an egg drop?
Build a shape around the egg with the straws. Hold the straws in place with tape. Add padding between the straws and the egg. Another way to use straws is to design a framework that suspends the egg during the drop. The frame absorbs the shock, preventing the egg from coming in contact with the surface.
What kind of container do you use to drop an egg?
Many successful egg drop designs use sturdy containers to protect the contents from the initial shock of the drop. These hard containers may be plastic food containers or cardboard boxes. But the hard container alone is not enough to protect the egg completely.