EGGstreme High Dive
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Each school will create a device to protect an egg from breaking when diving from a 40 foot platform!
Download the instructions and Honesty Pledge below. 
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The E³ planning team wanted to provide a new approach to the egg drop competition yet again this year. By including all teams in this competition again, we hope to provide a way for students to practice working together, planning, designing, testing, redesigning, and reflecting before they reach competition day! So for the 2020 E³ Egg Drop each team will design and construct an innovative egg drop contraption at their base school to bring to E³ Day. While all teams are expected to design and construct an egg drop contraption, only ONE contraption per school may be submitted. Since each participating school may submit only ONE device, consider holding a practice Egg Drop Competition with all team members to identify the ONE best design for keeping an egg safe when dropped.
Activity Instructions
Each participating school may submit only ONE device designed to protect an egg from breaking when “diving” into a swimming pool from 40 feet in the air in an outdoor setting.
Materials:
Students are allowed to use ANY materials they wish for their design, but they must follow the criteria below.
Procedure
Phase 1: The Design
Specifications:
Phase 2: Testing
Creating a dependable apparatus takes much trial and error. It is highly doubtful you will succeed in the design, on the first try. Apparatuses will most likely have to be modified or redesigned between trials.
Keep in mind, each trial may damage the apparatus. Be prepared to repair or recreate the apparatus between trials at the school and, if selected for the E3 Egg Drop Competition. No construction or repairs will be allowed the day of the event.
Phase 3: Actual E3 Egg Drop Competition at the Shelby County Instructional Services Center
*Devices MUST meet the criteria presented.
Hints:
Expected Outcome:
The most ideal outcome is that students will collaborate to plan, design, test, redesign, and create a protective device in which a raw egg will not crack or break when diving from a height of approximately 40 feet into a pool of water!
GOOD LUCK!
Activity Instructions
Each participating school may submit only ONE device designed to protect an egg from breaking when “diving” into a swimming pool from 40 feet in the air in an outdoor setting.
Materials:
Students are allowed to use ANY materials they wish for their design, but they must follow the criteria below.
Procedure
Phase 1: The Design
- Design an apparatus which keeps a raw egg from cracking or breaking when diving from approximately 40 feet into a pool of water.
- The apparatus design must allow for loading a fresh raw egg at the time of competition. It cannot come pre-loaded with an egg. (Weight will be a factor so choose your materials wisely.)
- The apparatus MUST be clearly labeled with the school name PRIOR to arriving at the Shelby County Instructional Services Center (SCISC).
- The apparatus will be weighed before the egg is put in and the successful apparatus that is also the lightest will win. **If there is a tie with weight and success of the apparatus, then the apparatus that uses the least amount of different types of materials will be the tie breaker. The attached Honesty Pledge and Materials Used Form are provided and must be completed PRIOR to arriving to the Shelby County Instructional Services Center and will be turned in at the same time you turn in your apparatus. *****If you do not have this completed prior to arrival, your apparatus will be dropped but will not be scored or eligible for an award.
Specifications:
- The entire apparatus must fit on a regular size (8 1/2 x 11) sheet of paper. ** Note the height of the apparatus is not a factor – It can be “tall” and still fit on the paper.
- A raw egg in a Ziploc bag will be placed in the apparatus when you arrive on competition day. You are not allowed to tape the egg in any way. Make sure the egg will stay secure once it is placed inside.
Phase 2: Testing
Creating a dependable apparatus takes much trial and error. It is highly doubtful you will succeed in the design, on the first try. Apparatuses will most likely have to be modified or redesigned between trials.
Keep in mind, each trial may damage the apparatus. Be prepared to repair or recreate the apparatus between trials at the school and, if selected for the E3 Egg Drop Competition. No construction or repairs will be allowed the day of the event.
Phase 3: Actual E3 Egg Drop Competition at the Shelby County Instructional Services Center
*Devices MUST meet the criteria presented.
- One raw egg in a baggie will be provided for each school on the day of the competition.
- One member of your team will place the egg in your apparatus before you turn it into the facilitator. Make sure your device is clearly labeled with your school name.
- You will also turn in your Honesty Pledge at this time. If you do not turn it in, your apparatus will be dropped but not scored for the actual competition.
Hints:
- Use strong materials
- Use simplified apparatuses
- Don’t over-complicate the design
- Keep in mind in case of a TIE, the group with the least amount of mass and least amount of types of materials will win.
Expected Outcome:
The most ideal outcome is that students will collaborate to plan, design, test, redesign, and create a protective device in which a raw egg will not crack or break when diving from a height of approximately 40 feet into a pool of water!
GOOD LUCK!
