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Naked Egg Drop, Division B . Mike McKee Director, Florida Science Olympiad. Naked Egg Drop . Goal: Design a package to prevent an egg from breaking. This is an engineering event. Students should test and modify their design prior to competition. This is an IMPOUND event. Naked Egg Drop .
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Naked Egg Drop, Division B Mike McKee Director, Florida Science Olympiad
Naked Egg Drop • Goal: Design a package to prevent an egg from breaking. • This is an engineering event. • Students should test and modify their design prior to competition. • This is an IMPOUND event.
Naked Egg Drop • List of Possible Materials: • Paper cups • Drinking straws • Popsicle sticks, wood splints, etc. • String • Masking tape • Rubber bands • Pipe cleaners • Bubble wrap, Styrofoam • 1 raw egg, large grade A.
Naked Egg Drop • When the egg is given to the student, make sure they check for cracks before the judge walks away. • Students may bring 2 pairs of scissors, ruler and 1 pair of pliers ONLY.
Naked Egg Drop • Drop height: • Announced prior to construction • 3-4 drop heights • Students will move device • A plumb line will be provided.
Egg Drop • Scoring: Greatest Height Egg Survived (mm) – Height of Device (mm) • Ties are broken by time. Team with the lowest competition time is given more favorable score.
Egg Drop • Broken eggs are scored below all those that do survive. • A broken egg is defined as one in which a wet spot can be seen on a paper towel.
Egg Drop • Construction Hints: • Use crumple zones. (Sacrifice the package.) • F=ma – Impulse and Newton’s Second Law. • Use smart engineering. • Go wide, not deep
Egg Drop • Real World Connection • ..\..\Orders\OrlandoSentinel_com News - Cookie Crumbles, Naked Egg.htm
Egg Drop • Build it and test it!
Egg Drop • For more information: Mike McKee mckeem@ocps.net 407-852-3400 ext. 2728 www.fso.ocps.net