Egg Drop!!!

Scenario:

The Grummin Corp. is soliciting help from SAC High School's engineering class to develop a packaging system that will enable them to protect their delicate instruments when landing on the moon and other planets. They need a packaging system that will shield against vibration, acceleration, and deceleration during launch, re-entry, and landing.

      Your mission is to develop a package that will protect Grummin's insturments. You will test your package on a raw egg (provided by the instructor) before submitting your design.

Desired performance specifications:

      Egg must be able to be dropped from the second story of the science building and land undamaged within a five foot square below. The package must use gravitational forces only, no propulsion devices. The egg must be easily accessible and be installed or removed from the packaging within a two minute time frame. Each team will be allowed two final trials.

Dimensional Specifications:

      Overall dimensions of the packaging cannot exceed 12"x12"x12" before drop.

Available Materials:

      You may only use materials provided by the instructor. These include rubber bands, toothpicks, various tapes, straws, string, hot glue, dowels, foam core, and balsa wood.

Extra Credit:

      There will be extra credit for the top 5 sturdiest designs.

Order of Operations Part A:

  1. Brainstorm ideas with your team members of possible packaging shape and materials. On an 8 ½"x11" piece of graph paper, draw apreliminary design of your package. The title of the paper shall be Package Prototype Number One. label the parts of your package A, B, C, etc... and on a seperate piece of paper describe the material and how that part will protect the egg. Be sure to include how the material acts (elastic, inelastic). Build and test preliminary design. Make modifications as required.
  2. On an 8 ½"x11" piece of graph paper, draw the final design of your package. the title of the paper shall be Final Package Design. Label the parts of your package A, B, C, etc... and on a separate piece of paper describe the material and how that part will protect the egg. be sure to include how that material acts (elastic, inelastic).
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