6th grade egg drop challenge
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I believe that the device did not pass the roof test because of the distance and speed the device was going at. Yipee!! Our device passed the stairs and the balcony more than once, but unfortunately it did not pass the test when it came to the roof. The Va from dropping it off the roof was 9.345 and the Ma was 981.308. The roof is 30ft and it took 3.21sec to get to the ground. Holmes to spin it just like we had done when we dropped it off the stairs and balcony. Then it was time to drop it off the roof. The second time it took 1.11sec, Va is 15.315 and Ma is 1,608.10. The goal of the challenge was to learn how 3 of our classes (engineering, physics, and algebra) fit together. The first time we dropped it from the balcony (which is 17ft) it took 1.63sec, the average velocity was 10.43 and the average momentum was 1,095.09. At my school, our teachers challenged us to build a device that would protect an egg when it was dropped from an 18 foot high balcony. We dropped it from the balcony twice because we wanted to make sure that it worked. For each of the places we dropped our egg drop from we had to make each of these calculations. We also found the Average Momentum from dropping it off the stairs and we found it was 995.4. We calculated the average Velocity and we found that it was 9.48. The first time we dropped it we dropped it from the stairs and it was 11ft and it took 1.16sec to get to the ground. If we threw our device upside down it is very likely that the egg would not fall out because of the popsicle stick above it would stop it from falling out, even though it may cause it to crack. The egg is also secured with a holder which we made out of paper and mounted with string. For example, we used wings that allowed the air friction or resistance to slow down the device, causing it to land softly. The reason I think the egg drop will work is because it has a quality that engineers use when building an airplane. Finally, we put the piece of foam in between the egg and the popsicle stick laying across the two other popsicle sticks. We put strings along the sides and glued them down as tight as possible without stretching the piece of paper, which would hold the egg. Then, we made a center with the last sheet of paper, that’s where the egg would go. We cut out three medium-size squares and then glued the popsicle sticks to the sides to make the two wings. Because my group would like to be considered an eggstraordinary eggineer, we did not make a parachute but rather wings (we thought it was a clever idea… if we don’t say so ourselves). While conducting the experiment students were asked to graph results, interpret data, identify scientific error and explain sound scientific reasoning.We made our egg drop with popsicle sticks, string, a small piece of foam and two sheets of paper. In this activity the students are asked to design an experiment in which they were testing to see if they could make a ball roll farther or faster depending on the materials used or height of the ramp. While conducting the experiment students were asked to graph results, interpret data, identify scientific error and explain sound scientific reasoning. They needed to determine how much water toĪpply to the paper towel and how best to apply weights to the paper towel to determine its s trength. They were given 3 different brands of paper towels. In this activity the students are asked to design an experiment to test the strength of various brands of paper towels. They develop a hypothesis, design an experiment to test their hypothesis, record their results, analyze the data and create a graph of the data. Purpose: In this activity the students are going to use the steps of the scientific method to create a controlled experiment. Students will either design an experiment to test the strength of wet paper towels or create an experiment to test various variables associated with balls and ramps. Early in the year seventh grade students are given the opportunity to design their own experiments to reinforce the elements of the scientific method.