Engineering Solutions Event October 29, 2014
Engineers ●Design products & processes ●Test safety
Your Challenge Today?
Your Materials ●Tape measure ●Paper ●Pencil/pen ●150 rubber bands ●Your group’s dare-devil animal
Your Goals 1.Create a bungee cord that will NOT result in any part of your animal’s body touching the ground. 1.Make your animal’s ride as long as possible. 1.Test, collect data, and refine to find the ideal length of the bungee cord. 1.Communicate your process and progress to judges.
Scoring Judges’ Scores + Length of Bungee Drop If any part of the animal’s body touches the ground: Length of Drop = 0
Constraints No one may go to the 3rd floor until official jumps The height of the 3rd floor balcony will be revealed at 2:25 PM The 2nd floor balcony will be open for testing at 2:35 PM The official jumps will begin at 2:50 PM
Please Consider Safety ●Look before you drop your animal! ●Be careful with rubber bands -- we don’t want any to snap, go flying, or wrap too tightly on any people.
The Height of the 3rd Floor Balcony 34 feet, 9 inches Also, the height of the 2nd Floor balcony is 19 feet, 1 inch