Egg drop
In this lesson you will use teamwork to design a container that would protect a raw egg as it falls to the ground from a height of 8 feet. Your team will receive an egg and a bag of materials. You will be given time to brainstorm how you might construct a protective mechanism for dropping your egg without breaking it. You are only allowed to use the materials in your bag within the time frame allotted. It will be important to work well with your teams in analyzing the materials you are given and predicting which materials will safely protect your egg during its descent.
Team Roles:
1. Materials Manager - the person whose birthday is the nearest in the future. Picks up, manages, and returns all materials.
2. Checker - the person to the right of the materials manager; makes certain all tasks are carried out correctly, answers team questions and seeks out assistance when team requests it. Also responsible for navigating to the websites identified by the instructor to check for resources explaining the outcomes of their trials;
3. Encourager - the person to the right of the Checker; responsible for establishing and keeping a positive team spirit.
4. Reporter/Recorder - the person to the right of the Encourager; responsible for taking down (entering into the computer) the team brainstorming notes and the selections for assembling the protective mechanism as well as recording the results of the team trials. This person will also report the findings of the team.
5. If there are five team members the fifth person will be the reporter. After your team has assigned and reviewed the roles, the materials manager can pick up the team materials. Materials
1. Computers with Internet access
2. One egg for every group of students
3. One piece of newspaper for every group of students
4. One foot of tape for every group of students
5. Some materials you may choose are poster board, cardboard
cotton, Styrofoam, tape,
Team Roles:
1. Materials Manager - the person whose birthday is the nearest in the future. Picks up, manages, and returns all materials.
2. Checker - the person to the right of the materials manager; makes certain all tasks are carried out correctly, answers team questions and seeks out assistance when team requests it. Also responsible for navigating to the websites identified by the instructor to check for resources explaining the outcomes of their trials;
3. Encourager - the person to the right of the Checker; responsible for establishing and keeping a positive team spirit.
4. Reporter/Recorder - the person to the right of the Encourager; responsible for taking down (entering into the computer) the team brainstorming notes and the selections for assembling the protective mechanism as well as recording the results of the team trials. This person will also report the findings of the team.
5. If there are five team members the fifth person will be the reporter. After your team has assigned and reviewed the roles, the materials manager can pick up the team materials. Materials
1. Computers with Internet access
2. One egg for every group of students
3. One piece of newspaper for every group of students
4. One foot of tape for every group of students
5. Some materials you may choose are poster board, cardboard
cotton, Styrofoam, tape,