From: bsutton@starvedrock.com (Bsutton)
Subject: Project Proposal: Egg Drop Challenge
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 15:33:42 GMT
Organization: Starved Rock BBS
To: satex@mail.ed.uiuc.edu

Do you love a challenge?  This project involves dropping an egg in a
container from a height of 8'.  The result your students want is an
intact egg.

Materials:
Each student will need
     1 half gallon milk or juice carton (no glass)
     1 fresh egg (if eggs are not provided by the teacher, the intact
       eggs must be broken after they are dropped to determine that they
       are fresh)
     Packing material (anything can be used inside the container,
       nothing is allowed to be added to the outside)

Procedure:
Students will bring a carton and packing material from home.  They will
add the packing material and fresh egg at school.  The teacher will drop
each container from a height of 8' onto a hard surface.  This can
probably be done in most classrooms.  Open the containers.  Students can
make tally marks to keep track of intact and broken (cracked) eggs.
Then calculate the percent of eggs that survived the drop.

Any K-8 class is invited to participate.  The project begins March
26,1997 and runs through April 22, 1997.  A list of classes from highest
to lowest percentages will be e-mailed to participants after April 22,
1997.

Barbara Sutton
bsutton@starvedrock.com
Earlville Elementary School
Earlville, IL