HHONGDU 2 Pcs Portable Egg Storage Box Egg Protector Tray Folding Eggs Holder Carrier for Outdoor Camping Picnic

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If you're planing a host of STEM themed activities to celebrate Engineers Week, you'll be pleased to know that this Egg Box challenge is part of a bundle of resources we've made in collaboration with Engineers Ireland. Here are just a few more we think you'll love: EDP Step 4: Plan by Selecting a Promising Solution. Ask students to revisit the needs, constraints and research from the earlier steps, compare their best ideas, select one solution and make a plan to move forward with it. In this fun STEM egg drop challenge students will use, make, and assemble a protective structure to save an egg from breaking. Divide the class into groups of two students each. Randomly divided groups better mimic how engineering problems require teamwork among people who may not know each other well nor get along. On the other hand, randomly divided groups may be more disruptive.

We did love that clean-up was a snap with our eggs in the bag! The eggs and bags that didn’t make it went right to the trash, and the other materials were easily put away. Although we taped the bag with water in it, it still got things a bit wet! force: Anything that tends to change the state of rest or motion of an object. Force is represented by two quantities; its magnitude and direction in space. The magnitude of a force is represented by quantities such as pounds, tons or Newtons. Direction in space refers literally to the direction a force is applied. This means that force is a vector and requires two pieces of information to define it completely. When a number of forces act simultaneously on an object, the object moves as if acted on by a single force with a magnitude and direction that are the sum of the applied forces. The kids were super excited to take part in the egg drop project, and one student even suggested we do it again later in the year taking into account what we learned from the current egg drop challenge. I’m sure we’ll be doing it again soon! Everyone should gather together. The person leading the activity should cover the drop zone with some newspaper to make it easier to clean up any mess. Children will be required to select six different materials to wrap around an egg and predict which one will be the best at protecting the egg.Activity Sheet - Children can use this to help guide their design choices. It includes a handy space where they can draw out their design before attempting to make it. It even has plenty of prompt questions to help them improve their design. energy: The capacity to do work. Several different types of energy include: mechanical, heat, electrical, magnetic, chemical, nuclear, sound or radiant. For purposes of this activity and its associated lesson, we are focused primarily on mechanical energy since it is the energy of motion. EDP Step 1: Ask to Identify the Needs and Constraints. Inform students that engineers solve problems by first identifying the design requirements and constraints. For this design challenge, the requirements and constraints are:

All human activity draws on natural resources and has both short and long-term consequences, positive as well as negative, for the health of people and the natural environment. When everyone reaches zero, the person leading the activity should drop the egg from at least two metres high. Students may accidently break their eggs when building their devices. Implement a small penalty for the first infraction, perhaps a loss of time or materials, as well as the task to clean up the mess. These STEM questions for reflection are perfect to use with older kiddos to talk about how the project went and what they might do differently next time around. Use these questions for reflection with your kids after they have completed the STEM challenge to encourage discussion of results and critical thinking.This “Egg-cellent” lesson would be perfect all year round but would be a great lesson to complete around Easter. acceleration: The rate of change of velocity with respect to time. The measure of how fast the velocity of an object increases or decreases. Give each student team the same amount of materials to build their devices. Suggested supplies are listed below, but feel free to be creative in what materials you make available. Scissors are the only tool they need. Everyone should count down before the person leading the game drops each egg. The person leading the activity should drop all of the eggs from the same height. a drop target, such as a dot painted on a grassy field, chalk on a sidewalk, etc.; it is important to be able to measure the distance from the target to the actual impact spots

potential energy: The energy of a particle or system of particles resulting from position, or condition. Gravitational potential energy is based on how high off of the ground an object is while other forms of potential energy include springs, batteries or fuel. Paper Bridges– Similar to our strong spaghettti challenge. Design a paper bridge with folded paper. Which one will hold the most coins? EDP Step 6: Test and Evaluate the Prototype. When the prototyping/building time is up, ask teams to bring their designs to the drop location. Perform the egg drop from the 3-foot height. Be sure the entire apparatus is above the required height. Test for broken eggs and ask students to measure and record the distances from the target.Altitude Variations: Change the height from which the egg is dropped. Ask students to adjust their designs for different drop heights and explain how they made these adjustments. Add These STEM Questions for Reflection EDP Step 3: Imagine Possible Solutions. Direct students to brainstorm in their teams and then design their devices by making drawings along with short paragraphs that describe what they want to do and why. This is what engineers do. Doing this also encourages students to communicate their ideas to others, which is important when they work in groups, and helps them to analyze their ideas for merit. Weight Constraint: Introduce the maximum weight constraint for the entire contraption. This requires students to think about the trade-off between protection and weight. Shape Experiment: Explore the impact of the shape of the container on the egg’s safety. Students can create different shapes, such as cubes, spheres, or pyramids, and see which one works best.