Saturday, May 21, 2011

Egg Drop Challenge - Iteration #2





Total Number of Achievements Earned:  18




Achievements made:


Brainstorming
-Create a sketch of one possible solution. Include labels.
-Create a sketch of another possible solution. Include labels.
-Create a sketch of a third possible solution. Include labels.









Material Size:
-Your materials fit inside a printer paper box
-Your materials fit inside a shoe box



Material Weight:
-Your materials weigh less than 500 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 300 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 200 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 150 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 100 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 50 grams.



Drop Accuracy:
-You hit the butcher paper!
-You hit inside the third ring!
-You hit inside the second ring!
-You hit inside the first ring!



Egg Resilience:
-Your egg broke but the yolk remained intact.
-Your egg cracked but the yolk stayed inside and intact. 



Calculation Achievements:
-Describe an aspect of the event using calculus.


The best design was a double sided bowl with padding within it.  The padding was soft but also tight so no major movement was induced on the egg.


Changes:


I would have kept our original parachute on the design to decrease the velocity that it would fall as our speed caused our egg to crack.  

1 comment:

  1. Woops my first post was missing all of the achievements but here they are.

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