GRADE 7Egg Drop Challenge

2012-2013

“Help deliver our eggs safely to the ground!” A flock of seagulls has gotten

stuck on the roof of the school. They have nested and their eggs are rotting. Mr. Beimers is afraid that the decaying

mess will attract the fine young animals.

Mr. Beimers cannot carry all the eggs down because he needs his open arms for the journey down the ladder. He is asking you to lighten his yoke, by creating an

invention that allows your egg to straighten up and fly right.

The cure is to get them down before the police show up and count every

egg we break.

This invention needs to be ready for Wednesday, March 13, 2013. You have just short of two weeks

to design, create and decorate your invention!

The challenge:

To create an invention that will safely deliver an egg from the roof to the

ground, the container will be dropped off the roof by an impartial judge

This year’s theme . . .

Comics & Cartoons

RULES

You may not use any kind of manufactured box, tube, container,

carton, or pre-made structure (such as a cereal box, poster tube, toy, or egg

carton)! You may use the cardboard from at least three different boxes to

build your own!

You may not use Styrofoam, Styrofoam packing peanuts, intact rubber bands

(broken ones are okay), pre-made pillows or cushions, or sponges.

Parachutes and balloons on the outside of your contraption are not permitted.

However, you can attach other things to the sides/top/bottom of your animalistic creation to slow its descent. Anything that

creates drag or produces friction with the air is good.

The overall dimensions of the egg dropper should not be larger than 27,000 cubic

centimetres. (30x30x30 cm). We realize with animalistic creations that shapes will

all be different, but we don’t want tiny egg droppers, nor do we want huge ones.

This will be an at-home project. You will not be given class-time to complete it. You may work on it alone or with your

family members.

Evaluation

FunctionEase of entry (should not take more than one minute to place or rescue the egg).

5 points

Innovation Is your design unique?

Have you tried to be creative and defy gravity?

20 points

Finished ProductIs your contraption finished with an eye

to detail, and worthy of the trophy case?

20 points

PracticalityDoes the egg splat, crack or survive?

5 points