Can You Keep An Egg Safe From A High Fall?

What you need to do...

• Start by breaking students up into groups of three or solo if distance/virtual learning.
• Have students create a team name.
• Tell students that the objective of this challenge is to build a container they feel will protect an egg from a high fall.
• Have students brainstorm by themselves how they can protect their egg with the materials available to them. Have them write their ideas on their Creator Sheets.
• Now within their group have them come up with a plan for their design based off their brainstorm ideas.
• Students can draw their design on their Creator Sheets. 
• Give each group a raw egg and have them build their container around their egg to keep it safe.
• Time to experiment! Once all eggs are protected have students take turns dropping their creation from a high place.
• Have students check to see if their eggs survived the fall, if not, have students try again and modify their container until their eggs remain unbroken.
• Finish by having students reflect on what they could have done different and what worked the best to keep their egg safe.

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Happy Making,

Maker Maven