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Justin Tang 10/6/13

620 Science
The Egg Drop Experiment
Intro/Background:
In the egg drop challenge our group has to protect an egg from cracking once dropped from a height of 9ft by
Ms. Chen. If the egg survives the drop without leaking yolk or egg white our group will advance to the next where
Ms. Chen will drop the egg from the roof. Our group thinks we have to make something to reduce impact to the
egg.
Gravity is what pulls down the egg. Gravity is the force on earth that keeps everything to the ground. Earth is
the planet in the solar system that has the most gravity. Gravity here is too strong that a 9ft drop an egg alone would
shatter the second it hits the floor. The egg will need some protection to survive a drop from that height.
Research Question:
How can you design the smallest possible container that will prevent an egg from breaking when it is dropped
from a height of 9ft?
Hypothesis:
If our group builds a 4 by 4 inch cardboard box and fill it with cushioning then it will protect the egg by reducing
the impact when it hits the ground.
Materials:
A 4 by 4 inch cardboard piece
25 cotton balls
A roll of masking tape
1 stretched rubber band
6 pieces of toilet paper
4 pieces of 4 inch bubble wrap
A scissor
1 raw egg
a Ziploc plastic bag


Procedure:
1. Make a 4 by 4 in cardboard box with 4 pieces of packing tape.
2. Cut 4 pieces of packing tape with the pair of scissors, then tape bubble wrap on each side of the wall inside
the cardboard box.
3. Tape 9 cotton balls onto the inside roof of the cardboard box.
4. Put the 6 pieces of toilet paper into the bottom of the card board box.
5. Next place the remaining 16 cotton balls into the bottom of the cardboard box as a cushion.
6. Put the raw egg into the Ziploc plastic bag.
7. The egg is placed into the cardboard box.
8. Lastly use the rubber band to close the box.
Data Analysis:
Our group thought the cushioning of the box was the most effective design for protecting the egg from
shattering. The cushioning was soft and once the egg hits the ground it would be least likely to shatter since there is
double cushioning with plastic bag and a cardboard box. The cushioning is lighter it will have more air resistance
than the cardboard box when it is falling. The cardboard box was least effective to protect the egg because the
cardboard box was heavier, so it would cause the egg to fall faster without air resistance. Also the card board box
wouldnt provide much cushioning once it hits the ground. The cardboard box had a hard inside which would still
make the egg take a lot of impact when it hits the floor.
The common characteristics of the key materials used in this design were such that each material was used to
reduce the impact of the egg once it landed. Both cushioning materials and card boxes were not used to make air
resistance. They added weight that would only make the egg fall faster to the ground. These materials didnt
produce an effective design to protect the egg.
Conclusion:
Our groups results did not perform as well as expected in the hypothesis. The cardboard box and cushioning
couldnt prevent the egg from shattering the 9ft drop. Our group did not proceed to the roof to drop the egg [final
round]. In our hypothesis the cushioning was supposed to keep the egg from shattering. Our group didnt meet the
goal of protecting the egg with our hypothesis. Next time our group should have installed a parachute on the design
to create air resistance when it was dropped. Also our group should have made the box smaller and lightened the
load that it would have made the egg fall slower that the box is lighter. Our group needs to add more cushioning
that it would reduce even more impact to the egg.
In conclusion our group realized the egg drop challenge is like a hermit crab, it has a shell to protect itself from
their predators. Also I realized as humans we should buy protective cases for our valuables from being harmed.
Next time in another experiment our group will look for the best way to achieve our goal.

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