First Annual Engineering Egg Drop Challenge

We will conduct the first annual Engineering Egg Drop Challenge this week!

Your goal is to design and implement a solution for our client that allows us to drop an egg from our class balcony onto the concrete below without it breaking.



The PLTW 12 Step Iterative Design Process (click to enlarge):




Our agenda this week supports an iterative design process:

Monday is "Prep Day"
Team up with a partner
Define the challenge, criteria and constraints.
Brainstorm solutions.
Identify materials to bring in for "Build Day" (block day)

You must bring in the materials you want to use for Block Day!


Block Day is "Build Day"
Use the materials you've brought in to realize the vision of your design.
Crash test dummy eggs will be provided.
You may test your design off the balcony
more to follow...


Thursday is "Test Day"
Click here to see correct drop technique.
more to follow...


Friday is "Iteration Day"
Redesign as necessary.
Reimplement your design.



Score
An Achievement System will be used to score your effort on this activity.