1. 25/04/2017
EGG DROP CHALLENGE

2. 25/04/2017
The Challenge
You must work in groups to design and build a container that will hold an egg.
Your finished design will be dropped from a height.
At the end of the eggsperiment the egg inside must not be cracked or broken.

3. Instructions (~10 groups)
25/04/2017
Instructions (~10 groups)
Each team will receive:
1 Egg
1 polystyrene cup(egg packet)
10 balls of cotton wool (got this)
10 Straws/wooden splints
1 Sheet of Paper
Scissors
Cellotape
2 Elastic bands
1-2M of string per group
glue
Timing:
You will have the rest of this period and next period to design and build your egg container.
The containers will be launched at the end of next period*
Teachers Notes: * this is flexible – change to suit your class.
I suggest that the initial launch should be mad by standing on a chair in class, with the winning design from each class being launched from the staircase?
Combo time:
A) Bag + balloon B) 2 balloons c) 2 bags

4. 25/04/2017
Rules:
The egg must be freely able to enter and leave your container. This means you cannot tape it to the container etc.
Teachers notes: * Feel free to edit these to suit your class.