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Protect the Egg: Drop Challenge

Design a cushioned package that keeps a raw egg safe when it is dropped from a height.

Grade 4BuildScience OlympiadEngineeringScienceEngineeringPhysicsStructuresIntermediate50 to 80 min6 materialsAdult supervision required

What you'll learn

  • Explain how cushioning slows down an impact
  • Test and improve a design using the same drop height
  • Work within a limit on materials and mass

Objective

Design, test and improve a package that protects a raw egg in a drop from a safe height.

STEM concepts

Impact forceCushioningEnergy absorptionEngineering design cycle
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