INTRODUCTION
The egg drop experiment is a very common project for science classes all over the country. For my sophomore year in high school, I was assigned the egg drop experiment. This blog will explain the way I went forth in the project.
The egg drop experiment is a very common project for science classes all over the country. For my sophomore year in high school, I was assigned the egg drop experiment. This blog will explain the way I went forth in the project.
THE EGG DROP EXPERIMENT
It is pretty simple. For this project you have to design a structure that can hold an egg and keep the egg in perfect condition after a high toss in the air.
It is pretty simple. For this project you have to design a structure that can hold an egg and keep the egg in perfect condition after a high toss in the air.
EXPERIMENT PROPOSAL
The egg drop experiment to me seemed like a pretty exciting project. I thought that it would be completely easy. When I recieved the project's requirements, I realized that there just may be a challenge. The design of my project is over.
After hours of critical thinking, I came up with a plan. I decided to surround the egg with soft sponges. There is a rubber band that closes the sponges at the top to protect the tip of the egg. Plastic covers the sidIes of the sponges so that egg may not slip out of the sponges. I believe that this will keep the egg from being damaged.
The egg drop experiment to me seemed like a pretty exciting project. I thought that it would be completely easy. When I recieved the project's requirements, I realized that there just may be a challenge. The design of my project is over.
After hours of critical thinking, I came up with a plan. I decided to surround the egg with soft sponges. There is a rubber band that closes the sponges at the top to protect the tip of the egg. Plastic covers the sidIes of the sponges so that egg may not slip out of the sponges. I believe that this will keep the egg from being damaged.
STRUCTURE MATERIALS
1. Four Sponges
2. 1 Rubber Band
3. Plastic
DATA
1.Report the mass of your structure without the egg.
23.10 g
2.Show the score calculation with that mass.
(2,000/23.10) x10 = 865.80
3.Report the number of points and the egg obtained.
(2,000/88.45) x5 = 113.06
4.Report the mass of your structure with the egg.
88.45 g
5.Report the test drops
Test #1- Did the egg break and explain results.
Test #2- Did the egg break? (higher height)
Test #3- Final Test
Test #1- Egg did not break and was still in perfect condition
Test #2- Egg cracked and did not make it to the final test
RESULTS
As you can see by the data, my structure was a huge failure. The sponges did not make a safe landing for the egg as I thought it would. If the egg could not last through the second test, then it had no chance against the final test.
POST LAB QUESTIONS
1. Explain your final design in 2-3 sentences, include materials.
My design is low in mass. It has two sponges on the bottom of the
egg and one on each side of the egg. There is plastic covering the
sides of the egg and a rubber band that keeps the sponges together
at the top.
2. How was the design modified from your intial hypothesis to improve your results? (2-3 sentences)
I did not modify my intial design. I was stuck on the idea that
my sponges just might actually work and not crack the egg.
3. What was the purpose of having multiple test drops of your structure?
The purpose was to make sure that your structure was
100% protective of the egg.
4.Explain why your structure did or did not make the egg break.
My structure broke the egg because the impact into the ground
pushed the sponges into the egg.
5. If you could change your design in anyway, what would you have done differently?
I would have put a small box around the sponges and put
cotton balls inside the box.
