2013 Egg Drop

This year we were tasked with the project of making a enclosure to keep an egg from cracking when dropped off a one-story balcony. We decided to make a container if an inner core and and outer core separated by bubble wrap.The inner core was a peanut butter jar that was emptied out and filled with bubble wrap and secured it with tape. Then we got a milk carton and cut an opening out of the top. We filled the milk carton with another layer of bubble wrap. Then we put the egg in the peanut butter jar and put that inside of the milk carton and taped the top closed. We were unsure if we wanted to add a parachute, but after testing it many times we were able to use the milk carton without it.

1.Create a sketch of one possible solution

2. Create a sketch of another possible solution

3. Create a sketch of a third possible solution

4. Generate a list of materials required for build day

5. Document a plan to ensure materials are brought in on block day.

6. Your materials fit inside a printer paper box

7. Your materials fit inside a shoe box


Our design weighed 180g! We earned the following weight achievements:

8. Your materials weigh less than 500 grams.

9. Your materials weigh less than 300 grams.

10. Your materials weigh less than 200 grams.


Since we decided against the parachute, our design was very accurate. We scored a bullseye! This earned us the following accuracy achievements:

11.You hit the butcher paper!

12. You hit inside the third ring!

13. You hit inside the second ring!

14. You hit inside the first ring!

15. You hit the Bullseye!

Our egg didn't break in any way so we score five achievements for resilience!:

16. Your egg didn't break in any way!

17. Your egg didn't break in any way!(Dropped our egg twice)

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21. Help set up the Bullseye.

22. Design an Achievement Mr. Olson approves for next year's Egg Drop Challenge. A Hard Landing- Make an enclosure without the use of a parachute

- We chose this a Achievement because we want to incentivize competitor focus on designing a very secure and safe interior of their enclosure. This is a risk reward because it could make your egg more prone to cracking, but it will make it more accurate and will earn an extra achievement.

23. Describe an aspect of the event using arithmetic.

24. Describe an aspect of the event using geometry.

25. Describe an aspect of the event using algebra.

26. Describe an aspect of the event using calculus.

27. Seek out additional instruction from your math teacher in support of a Calculation Achievement.