How do you make an egg drop project with straws?

How do you make an egg drop project with straws?

Instructions

1. 1Make a triangle out of a straw and tape it together.
2. 2Repeat this two more times.
3. 3Tape all 3 triangles together around the egg to make a pyramid shape.
4. 4Decide how else to cushion the egg – for example: using more straws.
5. 5Spread the painter’s tarp on the floor.

Are straws good for egg drop?

During an egg drop, you drop an uncooked egg from a specific height onto a mark below. You can build a container using a range of materials, including drinking straws, which can be arranged to provide cushion and protection to the egg.

What do you need for an egg drop experiment?

Suggested Materials

1. 2 raw eggs per team (there may be accidents…)
2. Tape, glue, glue guns and other adhesives.
3. String.
4. Scissors.
5. Newspaper or plastic drop cloth.
6. Lots of recycled materials (cardboard tubes, foam, styrofoam, plastic bags, sponges, straws, tissue paper, packing peanuts…anything you have around)

How do you win the egg drop contest?

There are three basic ways to increase the likelihood of safely dropping an egg:

1. Slow down the descent speed.
2. Cushion the egg so that something other than the egg itself absorbs the impact of landing.
3. Orient the egg so that it lands on the strongest part of the shell.

What do you use for the egg drop experiment?

Materials

1. Raw egg, or other payload that needs protecting.
2. Container, like a cardboard tube, cup, box, etc.
3. External protection materials, like balloons, rubber bands, craft sticks, straws, etc.
4. Internal padding, like fabric, packing materials, paper, etc.
5. Pen or pencil.
6. Paper.
7. Tape.
8. Scissors.

How are straws used in an egg drop project?

The key idea of a successful straw structure for egg drop project, from physics point of view, is to find a design that the straw will divert or absorb most of the forces, thus little force goes to the egg.

How does a successful egg drop project work?

The egg stayed as a whole, not even a crack! The key idea of a successful straw structure for egg drop project, from physics point of view, is to find a design that the straw will divert or absorb most of the forces, thus little force goes to the egg. Focus on the design process, instead of result.

How tall does an egg drop project need to be?

For a quick and easy project, kids can drop the egg at 3 feet. Depending on the students, teachers can define the height up to 20 feet or even higher. All our egg drop projects were performed at about 15 to 20 feet height level. This is an extension of the egg drop design with straw and paper.

What was the egg drop experiment in high school?

This week in physics lab for my high school students we finished up the egg drop experiment. This is a lab experiment that many students complete at sometime in their middle school or high school education. The basic idea is to build a “ship” out of a pre-selected materials that will house an egg.