4th Annual Egg Drop Challenge!

We will conduct the 4th 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 for Egg Drop Week (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


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


Friday is "Iteration Day"
Redesign as necessary.
Reimplement your design.
Capture your experience in your portfolio.


Score
An Achievement System will be used to score your effort on this activity.
The number one priority in this effort is to not make a permanent mess (no Jello, materials that will stain, etc. If you have any question about materials, please see Mr. Olson).
Our next priority is to have a great time solving this challenge! :)
Please note that all materials used in your solution must be "delivered" from the launch location (you may not place additional material on the target from the ground for instance).