Final Design

  • Project Journal and Testing Log
  • Initial Brainstorming
  • Pugh Charts

We opted for a device with the attributes we had identified as best during testing: a solid, diamond-shaped inner structure, a weak crushable outer shell, and thin spikes on the outside. We surmised that this outer shell would deform on impact and absorb kinetic energy, as well as lengthen the deceleration distance of the egg and thereby reduce the force on it during landing.

  • Several boxes of toothpicks
  • Hot glue, around 5 large sticks
  • Hot glue gun

Instructions

NOTE: Make your glue joints in the crush structure strong enough to hold together, but not so strong that they will not break during landing. Also, blowing on joints as they're drying generally does more harm than good by shifting the toothpicks away from the joint.

  • Repeat the above step 3 times.
  • Repeat steps 1-4 so that another one of these shapes is created.
  • Repeat step 6 on the other 4x1 so the same shape is created.
  • Repeat steps 1-11 so that two of the figures above exist.
  • Repeat the above process 12 times.
  • Repeat the above step once more, so two pyramids exist.
  • Now the center diamond and the two halves of the outer cube must be connected. Place one of the taller ends of the diamond on the short toothpick from one of the halves. Glue this connection, as well as the four corners to their corresponding upward picks.
  • Place the remaining half of the cube on top of the other so that all the toothpicks facing upward are parallel. Glue the unattached side of the diamond to the opposite side's short pick.
  • Finally, add the spikes. Glue three single toothpicks at varying angles outward on each of the six vertexes of the cube. Then, create 24 rods two toothpicks long, and glue four of them on each side on the middle square of toothpicks. They should face upward and outward. They will help the crush structure to break the device's fall.

The Finished Device

We finished the drop device just in time, and class ended before we were able to glue on all of the spikes. Nevertheless, we were able to get the halves joined together securely and the inner shell attached, so the device was more or less functional. We initially used colored toothpicks for parts of the inner and outer shells, until we ran out. We struggled a bit during build with getting the hot glue joints right: too little glue, and the toothpicks won't stick; too much and the joint will take forever to cool, as well as not deform properly during landing.

All of us were pretty pessimistic about the how our device would fare on Drop Day, but we were in for a surprise. As Hunter threw it off the balcony, we all watched with bated breath, waiting for the inevitable failure. However, as it hit the ground, I was encouraged by how well the frame deformed and absorbed the impact. Could it be…

My hopes were confirmed as Drew hesitantly walked over and inspected the device. The egg had survived! Yes! We'd done it!

We were also successful in the second, higher, extra-credit drop, proving that our device could handle much more than we initially threw at it. However, each drop left a large dent in the crush structure, and I doubt that it could withstand many more drops without repairs, especially if it landed on the already-crushed spots. It's definitely not a very reusable device. Luckily, it won't have to be dropped any more, as having survived its trials, it's now hanging on Mr. Corman's ceiling.

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Egg Drop Challenge: An engineering based science project

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The egg drop project is one of those science projects that can really fluster kids. But it also really helps them think outside of the box and apply engineering skills. 

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You don’t need much for the egg drop science project, not even a high place to drop from.

I’ve done this many times over the years, sometimes we have dropped the eggs from the roof of our local observatory, other times we just stood on a stool and dropped them onto a hard tile floor. 

Both times kids found the project incredibly challenging. Very few were successful on their first attempt, which meant they got some practice with the engineering process (ask, imagine, plan, create, improve).

It also gave us a chance to talk about failure, and how failure can teach you.

There are many constraints you can put on your egg drop challenge.

Size, weight, materials, use of parachutes etc can all scale this engineering challenge up for older learners, or down for younger learners. Two egg drop challenge examples are the egg drop challenge with your recycling bin, and the egg drop challenge using only straws and tape. Feel free to choose one, or make your own constraints!

Egg Drop Project Ingredients:

(for first time, or younger, learners)

  • Full recycling bin
  • Tall place to drop your eggs from

Egg Drop Challenge Ingredients:

(for experienced, or older, learners)

Tips for a successful egg drop project

  • Think about how to buffer the impact
  • Create a reusable project
  • Use hot glue or duct tape

1. Buffer the egg’s impact

egg drop experiment using recycled materials

A successful egg drop project means your egg has no cracks on it whatsoever when you take it out. Eggs are fragile. Drop it on its side or its top/bottom with no protection and it will break. 

If your egg drop experiment has protection on only one portion of the egg, you need to make sure there is a way to guarantee how the egg will descend to the ground as you are leaving yourself exposed.

You also want to think about how your egg will be buffered. Just before the egg hits the ground it is moving fairly quickly.

When it stops suddenly you need to absorb all of that kinetic energy (the energy of movement), ideally not into your beautiful pristine egg.

What is one big way to absorb a lot of kinetic energy quickly?

Into things that squish. It takes energy to deform a material, so the more material you can put in front of the egg to absorb the kinetic energy through deforming the better chance you have of your egg surviving. Things that squish could include bubble wrap, fabric, cardboard, paper scraps, airbags, straws that break etc. 

egg drop science project recycled materials boy working on egg drop engineering

When I did the egg drop experiment in 6th grade a long long time ago, I used a thick liquid to absorb a lot of the kinetic energy – peanut butter .

2. Create a reusable egg drop project.

Here’s the thing with engineering challenges – they rarely work the first time around. If your egg drop experiment can only be dropped once you won’t have the chance to go back, determine what part of the vehicle failed, and find a solution to make the next drop better. 

When I run programs with my kid’s classes the best way I do this is by telling them the egg has to be put in right before the drop. This prevents kids from wrapping them in duct tape – which has absolutely been tried and absolutely does not work. It also makes them think about where the egg will be secured.

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Instead of building a project around the egg it helps the kids think about building the project for the egg.

A reusable experiment is also the key to making this a true engineering challenge. Kids should first ask what the goal is.

From there they imagine a solution to keep the egg safe, plan the project, and create it. Finally, they test it and go back through the loop. 

They ask why it didn’t work (or maybe why it did work), they imagine a solution to that new problem, plan the changes and create an updated vehicle.

Or maybe a new vehicle entirely if their egg drop project was an utter failure – but the goal is to edit and revise over a variety of trials, not just scrap it every time. You want to save the “trash it” method for projects that really didn’t work.

egg drop science experiment using duct tape, boys working together to engineer egg capsule

To be able to critically think about how the failure happened, and create a plan to fix it, you need an egg drop project that can be reused.

Trust me, having a project that you can edit and modify over a variety of trials really does impact their learning. It also helps them find success much faster.

3. Use hot glue or duct tape.

This is good advice for lots of engineering challenges. Why? Because liquid glues take a long time to cure, and they often aren’t nearly as strong as hot glue. Personally, I love hot glue for these types of projects because it is easy to apply, holds really well, is water resistant, and dries quickly. 

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A good backup to hot glue is duct tape.

Duct tape probably got me my Ph.D. – that stuff can really stick. The problem with duct tape is that it can be hard to get two awkward pieces to join together at odd angles.

With your only resources coming from the recycling bin that can sometimes cause a little frustration. 

We want to keep all of their frustration for dealing with, and overcoming failure. 

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Simple and Easy Egg Drop Project Ideas You Should Try Next

Egg drop projects challenge students and individuals to devise working contraptions to safely land an egg without causing it to crack. ScienceStruck brings to you some easy ideas that you can implement for your egg drop project.

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Simple and Easy Egg Drop Project Ideas

To Put It Bluntly

The egg dropping device should be such that it creates air resistance which slows the descent, thus minimizing the impact on contact with the ground.

Egg drop competitions are held in schools and colleges where students compete with one another to create unique devices to safely land an egg when dropped from a decided height. The goal is to keep the raw egg intact, and minimize the impact on the egg encased in the contraption.

While the designs for the device can range from simple to complex depending on the creativity of an individual, he/she has to make do with limited material. The egg drop project is definitely a means for students to learn the basics of science―from velocity and force to rate of speed. It compels them to think of innovative ways to protect the egg on impact.

Egg Drop Project Ideas

Using toilet paper rolls.

Materials Required

  • 2 Toilet paper rolls
  • Thick paper

Egg drop Project using Toilet Paper Rolls

Getting ready Cut a toilet roll horizontally to get two exact halves. Slit the other toilet roll lengthwise. You now have three pieces of toilet roll to work with. Wrap the egg in a Ziploc bag to reduce the impact on landing.

  • Place one of the halves on a flat surface, and place the slit tube over it.
  • Ensuring it fits snugly over the lower half, tape the longer roll back together.
  • You have now created a cylinder which will effectively cover the lower half.
  • Detach the pieces of toilet roll, and use a scissor to make 1-inch vertical cuts in the lower half.
  • Fix the widened tube over the half, and make two holes through them.
  • Push two straws through the holes ensuring they intersect at the center of the tube, and keep the base aside.

The propeller

  • Use the uncut half to create blades by inserting wooden skewers into the upper portion of the roll.
  • Ensure the skewers encircle the perimeter of the toilet roll.
  • Cut out rectangular strips of the paper, and stick them to each of the skewers at slight angles using glue or electric tape.
  • Ensure the blades are equidistant from the center of the tube and tilted at the same angle.
  •  The propeller tube should resemble a miniature version of an exhaust fan.

The assembly

  • Place the egg, which was wrapped in a Ziploc bag, vertically inside the base.
  • Ensure it neatly sits over the straws.
  • Place the propeller on top of the widened tube.
  • Fix it into place with a single skewer inserted through the two pieces of tube.
  • Bend the vertical slits outward to act like a shock absorber on landing.
  • Attach a piece of thread to the top portion of the propeller.
  • Hold the device with the help of the thread to test the working.

Using Balloons

  •  Balloons
  •  Wicker basket
  •  Skewers
  • Paper balls or

Egg drop Project using Balloons

Getting ready Do away with the handle and side trimmings of the basket. Cut the cloth to the desired length. Wrap the egg with paper balls or cotton.

  • Fasten the basket to the inflated balloons on all four sides.
  • The balloons will create a soft cushion for the landing.
  • Use the skewers to create a frame to attach the fabric.
  • Fasten the rectangular piece of cloth to individual skewers.
  • Attach the wing to the skewer frame using hot glue.
  • Attach the lower end of the skewer frame to the basket.
  • Secure the frame in place along the edges of the basket using burlap strings or glue.
  • Place the egg in the basket.
  • Keep the egg in place either using strings or skewers intersecting in the center.

Using Plastic Cups

  • Plastic cups
  • Popsicle sticks
  • Plastic bag

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Getting ready Tape the cotton onto the egg, and keep aside. You can even use bubble wrap to provide extra cushioning for the egg.

  •  Use popsicle sticks to create the landing base for the cups.
  • Crisscross two sticks and stick them to the base of a plastic cup.
  • Use additional duct tape to keep the sticks in place.
  • Stack a couple of cups into each other.
  • Place the egg in the topmost cup.
  • Stack a couple of cups over the egg.
  • Use duct tape to seal the cups from opening.
  • Create a square frame with the ice cream sticks.
  • Use skewers to attach the base to the frame.
  • Secure the joints with electrical tape or duct tape.
  • Use the thread to attach the plastic bag to the frame.
  • Using glue, attach the propeller to the skewers that are jetting out of the cups.
  • Secure it in place with tape.

Using Popsicle Sticks

  • Lightweight paper
  • Rubber bands

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Getting ready Secure the egg with cotton or bubble wrap. Place in a Ziploc pouch filled with cotton. You can even place it in a burlap pouch.

  • Create a cube-shaped frame with the ice cream sticks.
  • Seal the joints with glue.
  • Hang the burlap pouch with the egg in the center of the cube.
  • Secure the open ends of the cube by crisscrossing the ice cream sticks.
  • Use glue to ensure that they do not come apart.
  • Allow to dry thoroughly before you secure with electrical tape.
  • Split the popsicle sticks in halves, or better still, use skewers or thin sticks to make the frame for the propeller.
  • Create a spiral-shaped frame using skewers.
  • Cover the frame with the paper. Glue and trim the edges to get a clean finish.
  • Use hot glue to secure the joints together.
  • Use a skewer to attach the propeller to the base.
  • Fasten the joints with glue and tape ensuring that it does not move.
  • Use twine to cover the edges as well as to give it additional strength.
  • Once the glue is set, test your device.

Using Drinking Straw

  • Drinking straws
  • Bubble wrap

Egg drop Project using Straws

Getting ready You can choose to secure the egg in bubble wrap, or keep it as it is.

  • Join two straws together by inserting one into the other.
  • Bend the straws at their joint.
  • Use a drop of glue on the inner side of the straw to ensure the straws do not come apart.
  • Create a mat of straws in a similar manner.
  • Repeat the process twice, so you have a three to four layers of straw as the base.
  • Stick two straws together with glue.
  • You can alternately use tape to hold your straws parallel to each other.
  • Create a basket of straws by assembling the straws in similar fashion.
  •  Use more straws to create a protective shield around the egg.
  • Hold the straws in place with tape and glue.
  • Place the egg in the straw basket.
  • Cover the top with straws and ribbons.
  • Use some more tape to go over the basket to provide additional strength to hold the egg inside.
  • Test your device and make adjustments accordingly.

Using Bagels

  •  Bagels

Egg Drop Project using Bagels

Getting ready Wrap the egg in bubble wrap, and keep aside.

  • Secure two bagels with the help of skewers.
  •  Place the bubble-wrapped egg horizontally in the gap of the bagel.
  • Cover the egg with the third bagel.
  • Secure the bagels in place with more skewers.
  • You can use gum paste or glue made from cornstarch to hold the bagels together.
  • Use a ribbon to hold the bagels together.

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This project can be used by science students of various ages to complete a science fair project. These directions can be used to carry out directions and record results in a scientific fashion with accuracy to successfully complete an egg drop project.

Step 1 Collect all of the materials listed below that you will need for the project.

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Materials: Toothpicks, Hot Glue Gun, Egg

Class: Three-Dimensional Design

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Inspiration is a space ship

I think the hardest part for this project was figuring out what the design would be and how it can protect the egg from a drop.

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Egg Drop Strategies

Egg Drop Strategies

By Bre Pettis

Update: I’ll be testing firing contraptions this week, wait to build your egg drop safety container until after Friday so that you can see the firing contraption in the podcast. Rules may change at that time to accomadate something like a giant crossbow!

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On February 13th, Brady and I will be hosting Ignite Seattle , a Maker/Geek event here in Seattle. We’re going to be having an egg drop. You make an egg-safety device that is smaller than an 18″ x 18″ x 18″ cube and less than 3 pounds. You bring it to the event at 6:30 PM at the CHAC upper level on February 13th and we’ll put it in a giant slingshot and smash it against the wall. If you’ve done an egg drop event and have any advice for me, drop me a note in the comments!

You can make your own egg safety container on your own time or you can come and work on your design as early as 4:30 if you want. I’ll have popsicle sticks, hot glue, and newspaper there for you to make your own. If you have any other ideas for supplies to have there, drop me a note in the comments and I’ll see what I can do. No matter what, all building stops at 7:30 so that we can put the eggs into a giant sling shot made of a lot of surgical tubing and fire them at a (plastic protected) brick wall. No metal or glass allowed since we don’t want to break the place.

Did you do an egg drop in school or have a brilliant idea for an egg cushioning device? If so, you can help out by uploading a picture of your cushioning strategy or drawing a diagram and upload it to the MAKE: flickr pool . I’ll be putting some of these pictures in the Weekend Project podcast this weekend which will be all about egg drops and I may even try and use one of the uploaded strategies.

As if that wasn’t enough, there will be 5 minute presentations through the rest of the night to spellbind and amuse you!

What is an Egg Drop? – Link What is Ignite Seattle and where do I go on February 13th at 6:30? – Link

45 thoughts on “ Egg Drop Strategies ”

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I used peanut butter at my schools drop, worked fine for me.

I did one of these in middle school, and won :)

bkberry – wow! innovative idea!

cranberry – I’d love to see a drawing of your design, can you upload it to the flickr pool please?

I won with an improbable-looking missile years ago. At our contest, the fire dep’t dropped them from the top of the snorkel truck – about 100 feet high or so, I think it was.

Take the cardboard center from a roll of paper towels and unwind about a third of it. Wind it back up again so it’s ever so slightly cone-shaped and will catch the egg about 2 inches from the pointy end. Secure with tape.

Put an egg in it, pointed side towards the tapered end, and pack the nose tightly with tissue. Tap the egg back out the tail end if you need to remove it. Add fins at the other end to help it fly nose-forward.

The geometry of the egg is very strong against pressure applied uniformly around the circumference … and that’s what this does. When it hits the ground, the deceleration force is applied evenly around the circumference.

The best thing is that it appears to be a suicide machine, but it protects the egg quite well.

Small stiff container packed with vaseline… similar to the peanut butter, but vaseline is cooler because you can examine the egg in situ before and after. It’s surprising how little you need.

I used a panty hose egg stuffed with styrofoam packing peanuts, and a set of fins to keep it pointed long-end downwards. That was good for about a 30 or 40 foot drop. The contest I was in rewarded fast drops rather than parachute or airfoil-based solutions.

I did this in college with my group of Software Engineers, and we only had 10 straws, a garbage bag, and 3 meters of tape. If you can make a parachute, by all means, go for a square parachute. make a small crate like contraption with any kind of padding for the egg, and attach it to the parachute. The smaller the cage around the crate, and the more padding in the crate, means a softer fall. The ultimate for the soft fall, though is the parachute. Check to see if it is allowed, it’s the best way to go!

In high school, I was in MESA. There were “MESA day” competitions every year, and for 3 years I was undefeated in the eggdrop competition. My strategy was to make a solid container that encased each egg with individual fit. I used spray foam to encapsulate the egg with a two-piece container, and then taped/shrink-wrapped the container shut. In my last year, I got 32 out of 32 eggs to survive a 60′ fall.

The rules for my competition were: 18″ diameter, no spillable liquids, must be able to open the container and extract all the eggs within 2 minutes.

Here is a picture of one of my eggdrops, this particular eggdrop had 26 eggs, and 100% survival rate from 60′.

http://picasaweb.google.com/joepbrown/Eggdrop/photo#5028249398332077154

I’m the one in the middle, my girlfriend(and now fiance :-) is on the right.

Err, my fiance is on the left! The guy on the right was my teammate.

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One more mistake, the rules for the eggdrop I did were 14″ diameter maximum. Here is a link to the rules I had to follow in high school(they are updated, but in substance the same).

http://www.ucop.edu/mesa/mesa_day/EggXpress_HS_0607.pdf

Quick illustrations of mine at http://www.flickr.com/photos/89294557@N00/sets/72157594520331740/

The way to go is a pumpkin, or cantelope( some king of large round vegetable or fruit). Wrap the egg in paper towels fill the cavity of the fruit/vegetable with peanut butter around the egg. Duct tape shut with as much as you want. It may be wasteful but its a surefire win

What if you use pipe cleaners? Wrap the egg in pipe cleaners, then using triangular awsomeness–you add a crumple zone all around the entire egg. like in a cube shape with little triangle shapes inside it all, for support. The plus side, is the egg doesn’t get messy (Peanut butter). You can also just reform the pipe cleaners, and use it again!

I designed a device with paper, tape, and straws that could be made to handle virtually any impact velocity. It used a cone of paper to cushion the impact, much the same way a crumple zone in a car protects the occupants. Create your cone of paper. Put the egg in and press it into place so it will stay put. Make sure it rests nearer the pointed end to insure it will fall with the pointed end down. Then use straws to make legs for the cone to rest on once it lands. The cone will absorb the impact energy and then fall onto the straw legs to protect the side of the egg. The cone absorbs energy very evenly. It worked 100% of the time from 60ft with one piece of paper, a few pieces of tape, and four straws. If you are in a situation where you can insure the point of the cone will be facing forward at impact (like a drop) this design will serve you well.

Apparently many of you are not paying attention to the posting, Bre has stated that the egg protection devices are going to be shot out of a large MAKEshift slingshot at a wall, not being dropped, the velocity will more than likely be higher than a normal “egg drop”.

When my sister was in art school, they had an egg drop- one participant used a whole chicken, put the egg inside, closed it with safety pins, and spray-painted it pink. (this was the mid 80s!) The egg broke.

I won a vertical drop competition in middle school with Ziploc bags full of shaving cream. Our device was a tension cube (straws around copper wire, duct tape at each corner) and each face had a bag inside. One side was colored differently to designate the hatch, and that was the side you load the egg from. The key is for the egg to be tightly squeezed into the foam.

I got an awesome email that I’m copying here for another idea for the egg smash. I want everyone to have access to as many ideas as possible! Thanks Jonathon!

Hey, nice work on all the make stuff. i like it. anyway, i had something for you for the egg drop. i am in colorado and don’t really have time to make and upload this, so here it is. when i was in high school physics, we had an egg drop contest. my design won (not to brag, but to preface). i think this is the best design still to this day that i know of:

simple. take a block of styrofoam the size of the restrictions; cut it in half; carefully hollow out the shape of a singe egg (half in each block; install the egg; tape the styrofoam blocks togather (make sure the holes are big enough that putting the blocks togather wont break the egg).

it works by transmitting most of the kinetic energy through the egg because of the tight fit. if you build it, you will be amazed. We threw our block (6″x6″) off of the top of the football bleachers as hard as we could about 4 times before the egg broke.

Regardless, have fun.

— Jonathan Reynolds http://jonandco.com

Am I the only physics major here?

I would like to congratulate everyone for paying attention that this is NOT AN EGG DROP.

This is an egg slighshot. Your normal, low velocity, egg protection techniques will not apply here.

a normal eggdrop from 60′(if you make one that doesn’t try to slow down the fall) hits the ground doing around 42mph. I don’t think I’d really call that a low velocity impact.

Added an egg drop photo from a small contest at high school camp to the Flickr pool. The strategy seemed to work since we ended up winning out of a dozen or so teams :)

The easy win, using the KISS method: a cluster of balloons.

For a drop, use some helium (enough to let gravity affect the egg and give it a nice soft landing).

For a toss/slingshot, regular air would work.

Works every time.

joepbrown: Compared to the much higher velocities that can be achieved with the slingshot method to be used here it is in fact a low velocity impact.

This method could easily double the speed.

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It takes just as much effort to type “realli” as it does the correct english spelling of “really”. seriously.

omg thanks a shamillion for all the egg tips!!!! i have an egg dropping club in school (its awesome – you should all join!) and every wednesday at lunch we have egg dropping contests. problem – we have to experiment with a diff technique every time. crazy, huh???? so these tips have been A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!! yall are the best!! ill put up pix asap lu all mwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :-x luv, ur co egg-dropper, p.z. to the shminiggle (ya, cant really help that last name – my dad’s from scandinavia)

how would you hollow out the styrofoam, reply asap gotta have it done by wednesday

I love Kay and Hay. :)

i just did a egg lanuch last week in school. my egg broke but my best frends did not

all he did was use this stuff called “Great stuff” and a alumina bowl as a parachute

that fit our rules

NO wood NO glue NO pipe cleaners NO safety pins 6 in at bigest

…Or instead of going to all this trouble you could take a cardboard box, fill it halfway with packing paper, put the egg in, cover it in packing paper, then stuff newspaper in it until it is so tight the egg cannot move. My egg capsule survived a drop from three stories off.

i simply used a ziploc conter covered the bottom with a papertowel and used cotton balls and stuffed animal stuffing and then layered the top with a papertowl and put the lid on. dropped from 60′ and survived !

i simply used a ziploc container covered the bottom with a paper towel and used cotton balls and stuffed animal stuffing [ put the egg in the middle] and then layered the top with a papertowl and put the lid on. dropped from 60′ and survived !

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i had 2 do this 4 a project and i used straws!=)

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Introduction: Egg Crush Physics

Egg Crush Physics

Let's keep it simple! In this project, students must build a contraption that can protect an egg from being crushed.  The only materials they are allowed to work with are flat wooden toothpicks and wood glue.  The force being applied to the egg contraption is in the form of a 5 gallon bucket falling from above.  If you're a teacher friend, continue reading below.  If not... don't bother with the reasons for the experiment and skip to the fun part. You can check out the videos on step 4 for a better idea of what happens to the final product! Objectives: Student will demonstrate ability to... 1. plan and build a device to protect an egg from forces acting on it. 2. identify the forces acting on their egg contraption and build accordingly. 3. compare and contrast what worked vs. what didn't work. 4. reflect upon what they would do differently. 5. collaborate in small groups throughout the process. 6. calculate the forces acting on their egg (momentum, force, acceleration, speed, velocity) 7. identify where Newton's 3 laws of motion can be observed in the schematic of the experiment.  This lesson can be easily differentiated.  (less toothpicks, less time to build, increased mass in the bucket, higher drop height... you get it)   Students can work in pairs or go at it alone.  I do not recommend bigger groupings.

Step 1: Materials

Materials

The materials for this project are cheap and easy to acquire.   For the build you will need... a. 200 flat wooden toothpicks. (I found the mass of 200 toothpicks is 11.3 grams.  I measured out 11.5 because some toothpicks are bound to be bent / broken / too skinny... You can have the kids count them out after you hand them out if they think you shorted them.  This way you don't have to take time to exchange bad toothpicks) b. Wood glue c. Wax paper d. Graph paper e. 3.5 oz bathroom cups (I like plastic better because they hold up for multiple uses) Optional plastic Easter egg, ruler, scissors For the test you will need... a. 5 gallon bucket (1) b. Eggs  (One for each project built) c. A pulley (optional... just helps decrease friction) d. Rope (length depends on how high your ceiling is) e. mass to add to the bucket (I used textbooks) f. a meter stick or yard stick to measure how high the bucket is when you drop it.

Step 2: The Pre-build

The Pre-build

Here are the first three things I tell my students. 1. Imagine where the force is coming from.  Where will you need the most support?  Hint: A roof will NOT help protect your egg. 2. This is a three dimensional project.  (You need to plan out the walls, build the walls laying flat on the table, let the walls dry, and then stand the walls up and glue them together.  Make sure you check out the picture that shows what NOT to do.) 3. Don't waste your time and wait for toothpicks to dry.  There is always something you can work on.   I start class with a warm up (do now) on one of Newton's Laws and how it relates to the project.  After reviewing student generated responses, they can get their project and start / continue building.  They will need a refill on glue at the start of class each day.

Step 3: The Build

The Build

When building it is important to do the following... Work on top of the wax paper. Glue toothpicks together. Let toothpicks dry. Protect egg at all costs! Below are some ideas my students came up with.

Step 4: Testing Time!

Testing Time!

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Successful Egg Drop Ideas

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How to Design an Egg Drop Experiment Using Straws

Egg drop projects teach students to use logic and teamwork to protect their eggs from a fall. There are a variety of ways to conduct an egg drop. Begin by explaining the process and handing out eggs to the students. Set the parameters of your egg drop and a deadline when your students must be ready to drop their eggs or go bust.

Container Designs

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Many successful egg drop designs use sturdy containers to protect the contents from the initial shock of the drop. These hard containers may be plastic food containers or cardboard boxes. But the hard container alone is not enough to protect the egg completely. The container needs padding inside. Styrofoam, sponges, cotton balls, bubble wrap or even wadded newspaper can all make good padding inside the container. Give your students time to practice with a variety of materials before dropping their eggs.

Straw Designs

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Straws have firm walls around an empty space. The firm walls act like the sturdy container, while the empty space provides shock absorption for the egg. Build a shape around the egg with the straws. Hold the straws in place with tape. Add padding between the straws and the egg. Another way to use straws is to design a framework that suspends the egg during the drop. The frame absorbs the shock, preventing the egg from coming in contact with the surface.

Plastic Bag Designs

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A hard shell is not the only way to protect an egg during an egg drop. Plastic bags are less of a shell, but they provide a structure to hold padding material around the egg. Add padding such as foam, bubble wrap or packing peanuts between the egg and the side of a small plastic bag. Place the small bag into a medium-sized bag and add more padding around the small bag. Place both bags into a large plastic bag with additional padding around the medium bag.

Alternative Designs

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Try limiting your class to specific groups of materials such as ensuring that all padding is edible. Try using cereals such as puffed rice or wheat as padding. Fruit is another option. Use grapes, cherry tomatoes or orange wedges between the egg and the side of the box or container. The fluid-filled cells work in a similar way to the air-filled bladders of bubble wrap. Consider that the egg must drop but is not required to hit the ground. Insert the egg into panty hose or attach an egg-protecting container to a bungee cord to prevent the egg from hitting the ground. Suspend your egg from a helium-filled balloon or build a glider to deliver your egg to the ground.

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Can You Drop an Egg without Breaking It? The egg drop challenge is a classic but it never ceases to amaze the kids, and I am always amazed with their ingenuity! With STEM we are always working to build creativity, problem solving skills, curiosity, and a passion for experimentation and learning. The Egg Drop Project is the perfect Summer STEM project for developing all of those areas. So let’s dig into this wildly popular activity.

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With an egg drop project it always seems like the contraptions that you’re sure will fail, somehow keep that egg perfectly safe. Then the ones that seem indestructible, end up with egg all over! What makes a good egg drop experiment in my mind is a little bit of direction and a lot of freedom. Kids will copy just about anything you show them, but given the freedom to problem solve on their own is always a joy to watch.

I highly recommend doing this project outside or somewhere that allows for easy clean up. Dropped eggs can really splatter everywhere! You may also want to avoid this activity on really hot, sunny days, to avoid the splattered raw egg cooking before you can clean it up. If you want to try cooking some eggs on those hot days, check out our Solar Oven Project .

Egg Drop Project Supplies

What Do We Need?

Raw Eggs (and lots of them!)

Plastic Easter Eggs (optional but great for the planning and prep work)

Building Materials , this is where you want to raid your tinker kits , recycling bins, cupboards and really encourage kids to get creative! Here are a few ideas to get you started.

  • Cut up Pool Noodles
  • Cardboard Tubes
  • Cardboard boxes (smaller ones, like shoe boxes or tissue boxes)
  • Plastic containers (like yogurt containers)
  • Packing Peanuts or other packing materials
  • Rubberbands
  • Plastic Cups
  • Zip Top Bags
  • Craft Sticks
  • Cotton Balls
  • Old shirts or pieces of fabric

You may also need:

Tape (clear tape, duct tape) Glue (school glue, glue sticks, glue gun) Scissors Hobby knife Markers

Inquiry Questions for Students

Start with some questions and a conversation to get your kids thinking like scientists and STEMists. Also, don’t be afraid to have kids use the Scientific Method to reinforce learning this powerful approach to experimentation.

Here are some questions and conversation prompts for you.

What happens when you drop an egg? This is a great time to talk about potential and kinetic energy.

What will happen if I drop an egg on the floor? If you’re feeling brave you could even drop an egg and let them see the mess and how fragile the shell is!

What causes the egg to break when it hits the ground?

What might we be able to do to prevent an egg from breaking? How can we protect it?

Could you build a contraption that would protect an egg? What would that look like?

What are some important things that you should consider when building?

You could also explore the parts of the egg and challenge kids to make Bouncy Eggs using chemistry . This could be a fun experiment to do, while doing the egg drop project. The result is an egg with no shell that bounces. A super cool experiment to do with the Egg Drop.

Bouncy rubber egg in vinegar experiment

Science Vocabulary

This is a perfect opportunity to talk about some science vocabulary and the physics behind the egg drop!

Potential Energy: The energy an object may have based on its size and position.

Kinetic Energy: The energy of motion.

Gravity: The force that pulls objects to earth.

Velocity: How fast an object moves as it falls.

Momentum: the way an object will speed up as it is falling and continue until it meets an outside force – like the ground.

Collision: When two objects run into one another causing a change in energy and momentum.

Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion: Action & Reaction: For every action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction. If an object (egg) exerts a force on another object (the ground), the ground also exerts an equal and opposite force on the egg. For more projects on Newton’s Laws check out Balloon Rocket Physics or our Pinball Machine Project .

Egg Drop Project Step 1 – Design

I like to have students draw out their designs – making note of what they think is important to protect the egg. I let them look at the materials we have to work with so they have some direction. Some things to take into consideration are how can we slow the fall of the egg once it is released and how might we be able to protect the egg once it hits the ground. Once they have their design they need to bring me a materials list of what they need to build their design.

A simple egg drop design using pool noodles

Egg Drop Project Step 2 – Build

Students are given a plastic egg for measuring purposes and the materials that they requested. I give them a set amount of time to build. It is good to stress here that they need to be able to remove their plastic egg and add an actual egg before the drop. The build process will inevitably present issues that the students will need to work with and adapt. This is all part of the process and encourages students to problem solve as they go.

Egg Drop Project Step 1 – Test

This is the fun part – I had students drop their eggs over a 2nd story railing. (With supervision at the top and bottom!) Sometimes you will hear a crack, but other times there is a lot of anticipation to see the results when you reveal the inside of the egg drop designs.

Student Dropping an Egg in an Egg Drop Project at School

This part is always exciting! It’s a great time to ask students some questions. Do they predict the egg survived or not? How did the fall or the landing influence your prediction?

Then gather round and check the eggs!

Egg Drop Fail is a Chance to Learn and Try Again

It’s always funny to me how this turns out – the one contraption this time that I was sure would fail was by far the best egg drop design this year. This particular student had no interest in the suggestions of his classmates and simply wrapped the egg in pieces of pool noodle and rubber bands. The student didn’t really listen and hurled the egg over the railing rather than dropping it – I was sure we would all be covered with egg yolk and surprisingly his contraption just bounced and the egg was perfectly fine. While the student who made a meticulous soft cocoon of cotton balls and had a parachute to slow her fall ended up with a broken egg.

If you would really like to check out an amazing egg drop experiment that might not go the way you would think – check out the Egg Drop project using Oobleck – it’s a really cool out of the box way to try this challenge!

Oobleck Egg Drop Project

Egg Drop Final Step: Revise and Retest

I really enjoy leaving time to revise and retest designs whenever possible. It really helps encourage a growth mindset in the students – it’s the definite power of yet!

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26 Egg-cellent Egg Drop Challenge Ideas

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The egg drop may be the most versatile activity there is. It can be done in kindergarten to teach about gravity, in middle school to teach engineering, and in high school physics. (We’ve even done the egg drop in professional development as a team-building activity). These 26 egg drop ideas take the challenge far beyond basic.

1. Disaster egg drop

students standing to drop eggs during an egg drop challenge

Have students imagine that they are trying to deliver eggs to people who have been in a disaster. They must use contents from care packages to pack and try to deliver their eggs. The focus of this egg drop is on the change from potential to kinetic energy and how energy moves when it impacts the ground.

Try it: Care Package Egg Drop at Teach Engineering

2. Parachute egg drop

egg drop challenge with cups and coffee liner parachutes

Looking for tried-and-true ideas for the parachute egg drop method? Give students a variety of materials—straws, Popsicle sticks, paper, bags—and see who can make a parachute that helps the egg float instead of splat.

Try it: Egg Parachutes at JDaniels4mom.com

3. Humpty Dumpty drop

eggs for an egg drop in baggies with materials to protect them

First, decorate an egg like Humpty Dumpty (smiley face, overalls). Then, fill baggies with different materials like water beads, sand, pasta, and cotton balls. Drop Humpty in and see which material protects him the best.

Try it: Humpty Dumpty Drop at I Heart Crafty Things

4. Hot-air balloon egg drop

girl holding a basket attached to a balloon for an egg drop

Connect a “basket” to a balloon with yarn and see whether or not the balloon will float gently enough so the egg doesn’t break. You may try this in different types of weather to see what happens to the balloon and egg when it’s windy or not.

Try it: Gravity Drop at Science Sparks

5. Crash cart egg race

In this version of an egg drop, build a cart for an egg, then send each egg down a ramp or course to see if the cart will protect the egg.

6. Cereal egg drop

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Another lesson in how energy gets absorbed. Place an egg in a can, and surround the can with a soft cereal, like puffed rice.

Try it: Cereal Egg Drop on Pinterest

7. Dodecahedron egg drop

a dodecahedron made from straws for an egg drop challenge

Create a dodecahedron out of straws, place an egg in the middle, and drop it. Will the straw structure protect the egg enough for it not to break? Bonus: Students learn about geometry and dodecahedrons.

Try it: Straw Egg Drop at Sciencing

8. Styrofoam cup egg drop

materials for a styrofoam egg drop challenge

Use Styrofoam cups to create a stack around the egg. Place a heavy rock in the bottom of the first cup (the rock should be heavier than the egg). Then, put six more cups on top, put the egg into the seventh cup, and cover the stack with the eighth. Tape the stack together and drop.

Try it: Styrofoam Egg Drop at Educational Insights

9. Rubber band suspension egg drop

Suspend an egg using rubber bands and pantyhose for protection. Will the egg bounce and wiggle or crack on impact?

10. Paper straws egg drop

egg drop challenge idea using only paper

Sometimes having limited materials brings out students’ creativity. Give students nothing but an egg, paper, and scissors, and see what they can come up with.

Try it: Paper Egg Drop at iGameMom

11. Pringles can egg drop

A Pringles can is the perfect size and shape to protect an egg. Use cushioning and pencils to hold the egg in place.

12. Sponge egg drop

an egg covered in a sponge and reinforced with straws and tape for an egg drop challenge idea

Cut a hole in the middle of a sponge and fit the egg into the hole. Then, use straws and tape to secure the egg and see if the sponge will soften the blow.

Try it: Sponge Egg Drop at Green Kid Crafts

13. Paper bag parachute

egg in a cup with a plastic bag parachute for an egg drop challenge

Looking for more ideas that incorporate parachutes in your egg drop challenge? Place the egg in a red Solo cup with some cushioning (shredded paper, cotton). Then, attach a plastic bag to the cup and launch it in a place where the wind can catch the bag.

Try it: Plastic Bag Parachute Egg Drop at There’s Just One Mommy

14. Toilet paper and duct tape egg drop

Tuck an egg into a roll of toilet paper, pack with cotton balls, and cover with duct tape. You could use this strategy to drop the egg, or roll it down an obstacle course.

15. Oobleck-wrapped egg challenge

For a mult-step approach, make oobleck and cover the egg in oobleck. Then, put the egg in a cup that includes a soft packing material (mini-marshmallows, cotton balls). Cover the top with plastic wrap or tape and get ready to drop.

16. Ship egg drop

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Give students a collection of materials and challenge them to make ships to protect their eggs. Some materials:

  • Popsicle sticks or tongue depressors
  • Rubber bands
  • Pipe cleaners
  • Cotton balls
  • Sandwich bags

Try it: Ship Egg Drop at Cool Science Dad

17. Pool noodle egg drop

pool noodles protecting eggs for an egg drop

What can’t you do with pool noodles? Cut pool noodles into parts and use duct tape, rubber bands, and other materials to create soft, spongy pods for eggs.

Try it: Pool Noodle Egg Drop at Steam Powered Family

18. Toilet paper roll egg drop

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Use toilet paper rolls as pillars to support and protect an egg, then use a sponge and rubber bands to hold it together. The big question with this egg drop is whether it will float down or crash.

Try it: Toilet Paper Egg Drop at Science Struck

19. Water bag egg drop

a bag of water with an egg in it for an egg drop idea

What happens if you put eggs in a bag full of water? Have students hypothesize whether the eggs will break based on how much water is in the bag.

Try it: Water Bag Egg Drop at Oregon State University

20. Reinforcement egg drop

egg in a box with a jar and rubber bands for an egg drop idea

Talk about what it means to reinforce an object, then provide students with different ways to reinforce an egg in boxes or jars (or jars and boxes).

Try it: Reinforcement Egg Drop at Living Digitally

21. Floam-covered egg

egg covered in floam for an egg drop idea

Cover an egg in floam and see if it provides enough cushioning to break the fall. If you don’t have floam, you can also try kinetic sand, play dough, or anything that will cover the egg and absorb the impact.

Try it: Floam Egg Drop at Momtastic

22. Peanut butter jar egg drop

peanut butter jar tied to a box with rubber bands

Tuck an egg in a peanut butter jar, pack it with tissues, and secure in a box.

Try it: Peanut Butter Jar Egg Drop at Momtastic

23. Balloon bomb egg drop

Surround the egg in balloons filled with beads to provide a softer landing.

24. Another balloon bomb

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Hollow out a floral foam disc and tuck the egg inside. Then, add balloons to soften the landing.

Try it: Balloon Bomb Egg Drop at The Caffeinated Homeschoolista

25. Bungee egg drop

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This activity isn’t an egg drop, per say. Students use rubber bands to create a bungee jump for an egg and predict how many rubbers bands they will need for the egg to drop a certain length (maybe six feet). For students who are well versed in the egg drop, this is a fun spin on the idea.

Try it: Bungee Egg Drop at Museum of Science and Industry

26. Backyard egg drop

egg drop made with sticks and twine

Looking for ideas to make the egg drop project more challenging? Ask students to find materials in nature—sticks, leaves, an abandoned bird’s nest—to create their egg drop structures.

Try it: Nature Egg Drop at Dream Big at Home

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Egg Drop Project – We opted for a device with the attributes we had identified as best during testing: a solid, diamond-shaped inner structure, a weak crushable outer shell, and thin spikes on the outside. We surmised that this outer shell would deform on impact and absorb kinetic energy, as well as lengthen the deceleration distance of the egg and thereby reduce the force on it during landing.

Finally, add the spikes. Glue three single toothpicks at varying angles outward on each of the six vertexes of the cube. Then, create 24 rods two toothpicks long, and glue four of them on each side on the middle square of toothpicks. They should face upward and outward. They will help the crush structure to break the device’s fall.

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So i did an egg drop in my phyics class and decided to do a video of the whole thing! The rules were to be 20g to 100g of weight and to only use toothpicks with super glue. Enjoy!

Building an Egg Give Up of just Toothpicks & Glue

Add a Lid – The egg drop is a classic experiment performed in math and science courses at all levels. In this competition students build a protective harness that will keep an egg from cracking during a fall. Different teachers alter the allowed materials and conditions of the drop to make the project easier or more difficult. For example, some egg drops require competitors to work in pairs or to perform with an untested model. Regardless of your grade-level and experience, follow the scientific procedure to document your progress – even if you do not come up with the best design, you will know what not to do next time. Assemble Toothpick Rectangles For this project, you’ll need parchment paper, two to three boxes of toothpicks, hot glue, a metal spoon and last, but not least, an egg. Start the project by spreading a sheet of parchment paper over the work area for protection. Line up 20 toothpicks side-by-side to form a rectangle. Spear a thick layer of hot glue over the entire surface of the rectangle using the metal spoon.

How do you protect an egg from an egg drop?

Plastic Bag Designs A hard shell is not the only way to protect an egg during an egg drop. Plastic bags are less of a shell, but they provide a structure to hold padding material around the egg. Add padding such as foam, bubble wrap or packing peanuts between the egg and the side of a small plastic bag.

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Eggs and Toothpicks – In our high-school physics class (a dozen years ago), our fun year-end project was to construct a container out of toothpicks and Elmer’s glue that could prevent an egg from cracking when dropped from a height of about ten feet. The idea was to build toothpick crumple zones around the egg such that the egg’s…

In our high-school physics class (a dozen years ago), our fun year-end project was to construct a container out of toothpicks and Elmer’s glue that could prevent an egg from cracking when dropped from a height of about ten feet. The idea was to build toothpick crumple zones around the egg such that the egg’s deceleration would be slowed enough that it wouldn’t crack.

Egg Drop Project.

Your task for this project is to make a container that safely houses one egg that will be dropped from the landing of the stairwell. The egg should not break.

You have to calculate the rate from the egg and container just like it hits the floor. Calculate the modification in momentum from the egg and container if this hits the floor. Your calculations ought to be incorporated using the Engineer’s report however they don’t need to be typed. You have to show all use proper equations, sig figs and units.

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Rules The egg must be 1 large chicken egg. The container can only be made by using wooden toothpicks and glue. Bamboo skewers are not toothpicks, appetizer toothpicks are not acceptable. White glue, wood glue and hot glue are the only types of glue allowed. The container must be at least 50% toothpicks, by volume. More toothpicks than glue is ok, more glue than toothpicks is not ok. The egg may not be modified in any way (no hard boiled eggs, no eggs completely covered in hot glue).

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How do you make an egg drop project? Stretch panty hose or a sock over the top of a shoe box for an egg drop project. Place the egg inside.

Thread a bit of string through each hole within the bag and secure by tying the string firmly on every corner. Place one egg in to the plastic sandwich bag, twist the top bag and tie closed using the loose ends of strings. This can also attach the parachute towards the bag holding the egg.

How do you make an egg drop project? How do you make an egg drop project with straws? What does the egg drop experiment teach? How do you make an egg drop without breaking it? What are the best materials for an egg drop? How do you drop an egg without it breaking using paper? How do you drop an egg from height? How do you make a parachute for eggs? How many straws do you need for an egg drop? Does your egg wearing helmet broke when you drop it? Why do the eggs drop straight down into the water? How do you drop an egg without toothpicks? How can you drop a raw egg riddle answer? What is the highest floor you can drop an egg from without it cracking? How do you drop an egg with a parachute? How much force is required to crack an egg? How do you drop an egg without breaking it with a straw? How is an egg like a human head? How is a helmet related to the Egg Drop Challenge? How can gravity save an egg?

Answer to egg drop project using only tooth picks and glue.

This question hasn’t been solved yet – SciencePhysicsPhysics questions and answersegg drop project using only tooth picks and glue. limited 725 toothpicks. Not sure how or where to start. I do know I must build somthing to absorb the fall of egg. just lost on how to start. suggestions pleaseQuestion: egg drop project using only tooth picks and glue. limited 725 toothpicks. Not sure how or where to start. I do know I must build somthing to absorb the fall of egg. just lost on how to start. suggestions pleaseThis question hasn’t been solved yetegg drop project using only tooth picks and glue. limited 725 toothpicks. Not sure how or where to start. I do know I must build somthing to absorb the fall of egg. just lost on how to start. suggestions pleaseExpert Answer Who are the experts? Experts are tested by Chegg as specialists in their subject area. We review their content and use your feedback to keep the quality high.

Video advice: Egg Drop Project with toothpicks and glue.

This is how i did my egg drop project in high school so hopefully this will help some of you guys out.

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Blueprints and Design Instructions

List of Materials (inc. quantity, size):750 or more flat toothpicks10 or more glue sticksList of Tools:4 glue guns (1 per member)Blue Prints (be specific, show all layers, color code): Front/Side View Top View Instructions (list out in extensive detail the process for building your device, someone unfamiliar with your idea should be able to complete it)SAFETY:Obviously, do NOT touch the tip/top of the glue gun or the hot glue. In case of a burn, tell the instructor immediately and be sure to run cold water over the burn for at least 10 minutes. Place the glue gun on a stand to avoid malfunction of the glue gun (e. g. explosion, burning of material, etc. )Place paper towel under work station to keep table clean. Day 1:All 4 people are assigned the duty of super gluing 2 toothpicks together. Plug glue gun in and place glue stick into glue gun. Wait a few minutes for glue gun to warm up. Hold a toothpick on one end and add a bead of hot glue on the flat side of the other end.

Develop a protective harness around an egg to safeguard it inside a classic egg-drop math or science project. All that’s necessary are a few toothpicks, glue and also the egg.

A Bigger Configuration – The egg drop is a classic experiment performed in math and science courses at all levels. In this competition students build a protective harness that will keep an egg from cracking during a fall. Different teachers alter the allowed materials and conditions of the drop to make the project easier or more difficult. For example, some egg drops require competitors to work in pairs or to perform with an untested model. Regardless of your grade-level and experience, follow the scientific procedure to document your progress – even if you do not come up with the best design, you will know what not to do next time. Assemble Toothpick Rectangles For this project, you’ll need parchment paper, two to three boxes of toothpicks, hot glue, a metal spoon and last, but not least, an egg. Start the project by spreading a sheet of parchment paper over the work area for protection. Line up 20 toothpicks side-by-side to form a rectangle. Spear a thick layer of hot glue over the entire surface of the rectangle using the metal spoon.

Egg drop with only toothpicks and hot glue. Any suggestions from some experts?

For my Physics class, I’ve been tasked with building a structure that can protect an egg dropped from quite high up. I can use as many toothpicks…

Edit_1: It happens to me this may leave the ends (or at best two sections) from the egg particularly vulnerable. As reported by the Sputnik example above, rather of gluing the antennae/toothpicks all within the same direction, possibly alternating this direction (e. g., if gluing toothpicks round the perimeter, alternate which indicate each finish).

Cover the egg in toothpicks. Don’t glue them parallel or orthogonal to the egg surface. Rather, glue one end (the thickest end, depending on which type you have) of the toothpick to the egg, such that the toothpick is tangent to the surface of the egg. Keep doing this until the egg is covered with toothpicks in a scale-like fashion; you could start with a ring of them around the center (imagine Sputnik with a lot more of those antennae sticking out) and go from there.

How to Build an Egg Drop Project: 10 Steps (with Pictures) – Build a shape around the egg with the straws. Hold the straws in place with tape. Add padding between the straws and the egg. Another way to use straws is to design a framework that suspends the egg during the drop. The frame absorbs the shock, preventing the egg from coming in contact with the surface.

Crack eggs separately into a bowl, whisk and set aside. Once the broth is boiling, slowly pour in the eggs while stirring. The eggs will spread out into ribbons. Once all of the eggs have been added to the pot, remove from heat, pour into bowls and serve. Close up of Egg Drop Soup ready to enjoy! Is Egg Drop Soup Good For You?

What is the purpose of egg drop project?

LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY For an example, a small force applied over a longer amount of time will create the same momentum as a larger force applied over a shorter amount of time. The Vehicle increases the amount of time that the force of gravity is acting on the egg. Conservation of momentum equals mv=mv.

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Purpose: To explore concepts of momentum and collision by developing a container to lessen the force of impact when an egg is dropped from a high place. Application to the Real World. The Egg Drop Eggstravaganza relates to the world in many ways. One specif example would be Air bags in vehicles. With the massive force, momentum and pressure a vehicle has when in motion is massive; with a spontaneous stop the force increases. Subsequently, question is, what are the best materials for an egg drop? Here are some of the items and materials that can be used in the egg drop project: Masking tape. Balloons. Straws. Cardboard. Cotton. Toilet paper. Socks. Plastic bags. Similarly, it is asked, what is a egg drop project? Egg Drop Project. This is the classic egg drop experiment. Students try to build a structure that will prevent a raw egg from breaking when dropped from a significant height. They should think about creating a design that would reduce the amount of energy transferred from potential to kinetic energy on the egg shell.

Got a successful egg drop design?

I think I may have one that’ll work and it’s very simple. It’s already survived 5 successive drops from approx. 20 ft onto cement or wood stair step. I’d like to test higher but can’t easily. The rules are that the contraption the egg rides in can be no more than 6″x6″ however a parachute.

Standard HS physics project. I won best design. two round Styrofoam rings. Separated by wooden dowels to create a cylinder. Egg is really a small container. small container suspended in the center of the cylinder with durable rubber bands. Bubble-wrap round the outdoors from the cylinder, although not the bottom or top.

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EDIT: I won the contest in HS (we dropped from the top of the football stadium, perhaps 3 stories). My design was a cardboard tube (like in a paper towl roll). The egg was near the top of the tube (with cushioning the rest of the way down). I had four fins (approx 2″ x 1″ ) and a parachute. The great thing was when it hit the ground, and the contraption fell over to its side, the fins prevented the tube from contacting the ground (preventing any direct energy transfer to the egg).

Video advice: Egg drop project with toothpicks. 3D art (successful) ��

The process is to built a 3 Dimensional structure made out of the toothpicks to protect a real egg when throwing the egg away on a concrete floor from the elevation of 10 feet.

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How do you make egg drop with toothpicks and glue?

Glue three single toothpicks at varying angles outward on each of the six vertexes of the cube. Then, create 24 rods two toothpicks long, and glue four of them on each side on the middle square of toothpicks. They should face upward and outward. They will help the crush structure to break the device's fall.

What are the best materials for an egg drop?

  • Raw egg, or other payload that needs protecting.
  • Container, like a cardboard tube, cup, box, etc.
  • External protection materials, like balloons, rubber bands, craft sticks, straws, etc.
  • Internal padding, like fabric, packing materials, paper, etc.
  • Pen or pencil.

How do you make a good egg drop project?

0:429:481st place Egg Drop project ideas- using SCIENCE - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipI'm using a ball here because it's more weight efficient than a box where you have unnecessaryMoreI'm using a ball here because it's more weight efficient than a box where you have unnecessary cushioning in the corners plus the stretchiness of the ball will help absorb some of the. Energy.

How do you make an egg survive a drop?

Possibilities include balloons, popcorn , packing peanuts, wads of paper or cereal puffs. Encase the egg in any of these inside a paper or plastic bag, a sock or a stocking. If you have any bubble wrap around the house, wrapping the egg in several layers of bubble wrap should also provide a good cushion.

How do you prevent an egg from breaking when dropped?

There are three basic ways to increase the likelihood of safely dropping an egg:

  • Slow down the descent speed. ...
  • Cushion the egg so that something other than the egg itself absorbs the impact of landing. ...
  • Orient the egg so that it lands on the strongest part of the shell.

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  1. How to Build an Egg Drop Out of Only Toothpicks & Glue

    Spear a thick layer of hot glue over the entire surface of the rectangle using the metal spoon. Wait for the glue to dry. Flip the rectangle over and repeat on the other side. Create four additional rectangles in the same fashion. Form a Box Glue the sides of two panels together so that they form an L. Do this for all panels.

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    Take two "L" shapes and create a square using the same methods as in Step 1. Select two "L" shapes and glue the vertices from each piece to one another at a 90-degree angle. Repeat the above step once more, so two pyramids exist.

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    Egg Drop using toothpicks and hot glue from 3rd story. I cradled theegg with strips of unmelted hot glue and bulit around it to cushion itsfall.

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    Use hot glue or duct tape 1. Buffer the egg's impact A successful egg drop project means your egg has no cracks on it whatsoever when you take it out. Eggs are fragile. Drop it on its side or its top/bottom with no protection and it will break.

  5. Egg Drop Design : 11 Steps (with Pictures)

    Step 1: Part 1: the Egg Housing Pyramid Take one of your straws and your ruler and carefully measure 6 centimeters starting from the end of the straw with a marker. It should look like figure 3 and 4 when you're done. Step 2: Cut Cut the straw on the line you've marked with a pair of scissors.

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    Egg Drop Project with toothpicks and glue. - YouTube 0:00 / 2:02 This is how i did my egg drop project in high school so hopefully this will help some of you guys out.

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    Ziploc bag Tape Thread Glue gun Getting ready Cut a toilet roll horizontally to get two exact halves. Slit the other toilet roll lengthwise. You now have three pieces of toilet roll to work with. Wrap the egg in a Ziploc bag to reduce the impact on landing. The base Place one of the halves on a flat surface, and place the slit tube over it.

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    Dispose of or cook one of the eggs. Place the 2 bottom tray 'cups'- one on top of and one the bottom of the second egg and tape shut. 6. Place 'cartoned' egg in the padded egg chamber. Seal the box shut with tape on all four sides. 7. Hold box at the top of the stairs and ask a friend to time and signal you to go.

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    Josh Stewart Drawings and stuff April 26 Egg Drop Project Materials: Toothpicks, Hot Glue Gun, Egg Class: Three-Dimensional Design Around 8 tall and 4 inches wide Inspiration is a space ship I think the hardest part for this project was figuring out what the design would be and how it can protect the egg from a drop.

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    simple. take a block of styrofoam the size of the restrictions; cut it in half; carefully hollow out the shape of a singe egg (half in each block; install the egg; tape the styrofoam blocks togather (make sure the holes are big enough that putting the blocks togather wont break the egg).

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    Build a shape around the egg with the straws. Hold the straws in place with tape. Add padding between the straws and the egg. Another way to use straws is to design a framework that suspends the egg during the drop. The frame absorbs the shock, preventing the egg from coming in contact with the surface.

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    5 elf_dreams • 12 yr. ago build some sort of cage for the egg. The more distributed the force on it, the better your results will be. You might try ripping toothpicks apart to get a nice fluffy wood pulp to help share the load. After that, have the structure deform as much as possible to absorb the energy. Don't forget trial and error.

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