Teacher Notes: On the first trial, half the eggs broke. We celebrate "failures" because it gives us an opportunity to analyze our designs, observe problems, and plan ways to improve. The partners with broken eggs were given a second chance to build a second egg container after watching the first trial. Those partners with eggs that survived were given an extra challenge of making their egg container lighter. The only production rules were that the egg had to first go into a Ziplock bag (saves on mess), and you could only use the materials provided. Some of the partners weighed packaging material before planning their design. Others planned ways they could make the parachute coffee filters bigger and stronger.
Blog by Annie:
Our first egg broke. I think this was because it hit the ground too hard. My ideas to prevent this are put straws under the egg and packing peanuts, put a parachute on it, and put a strawberry crate underneath it. I also think we packaged it too tightly. Although our thing turned to one side, it didn't break, I think, because of the straws and lightness of packing peanuts.
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