Naked Egg Drop Division B Mike Mc Kee

Naked Egg Drop, Division B Mike Mc. Kee Director, Florida Science Olympiad Chair, National Rules Physics Committee

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 ® Use Hints: crumple zones. (Sacrifice the package. ) ® F=ma – Impulse and Newton’s Second Law. ® Use smart engineering. ® Go wide, not deep

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Egg Drop ® Build it and test it!

Egg Drop ® For more information: Mike Mc. Kee mckeem@ocps. net 407 -852 -3400 ext. 2728 www. fso. ocps. net