My girls need written rules otherwise they don’t listen, most of the rules above are basic egg drop rules, some have been put in there specifically for my girls. You can change the materials to whatever you have available, this is all from odds and ends that we had left in the cupboard. (Use the full 30 minutes, we will not finish before this) You have 30 minutes, no adjustments can be made after the time is up! The winning group is the one where the egg is completely intact. You do not have to use all the materials, all materials you do not use please sort them into separate piles on the table when you have finished.Ĩ. She padded the egg in several layers of padding, including a plastic bag blown up to create an air pocket. If your egg breaks, you will not be given another one.ħ. Idea 3: Balloon egg drop design Monkey expanded on the hot air balloon design, but this time, she made the container holding the egg larger. You have to choose one member of your group to drop the egg.Ħ. For the high school classes, the budget and number of available.

For elementary and middle school classes, the students have a wide range of materials to ‘buy’ with their allotted budgets. You will only be given your egg once the time is up and we are all outside.ĥ. The Egg Drop project is a highly-versatile activity that can be used to introduce students to physics, materials science, and fluid dynamics. The egg must be accessible and although it can be placed in something, you are not allowed to cover it.Ĥ. You are not allowed to use the bag the materials came in.ģ. You must only use the items listed above. Brief: Your challenge is to design a contraption to get a raw egg safely delivered to the ground when dropped from a height.ġ.

Design egg drop challenge