Egg Drop Project

Egg Drop Project

By Gloria Dominguez

​calculate the mass of my apparatus using dimensional analysis

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I will

​demonstrate the law of conservation of momentum

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We will

Objective

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What are we going to do?

Design, build and launch an apparatus containing a raw egg off the top of the stadium​. The egg will land on concrete so protect it well!

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Each team will​ be given a $2 budget to buy supplies. You and your group must agree upon which supplies to purchase. There will be bonus points (10) for teams that construct a successful apparatus for $1.25 or less.

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Multiple Choice

How much $$ do you get to spend?

• 5

• 1.25

• 2

• what money?

Supplies

​styrofoam cups .50 rubber bands .05

masking tape (15 cm)​ .25 duct tape (15 cm) .50

string (15 cm) .05 ​ toothpicks .01

​cardboard .50 plastic shopping bag .50

straws​ .05 zip lock bag .50

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Open Ended

What are some things that you must take into consideration when building your apparatus?

Multiple Choice

What do you have control over?

• the mass

• the velocity

Rubric

50 pts Completed construction of project

20 pts Diagram and list of materials

20 pts Explaining your design in terms of momentum and impulse. Include your calculations. ( mass, velocity, Impulse, momentum)

** pg 16, 24 and 49 in your notebook can help you organize your thoughts​

10 pts Survival of egg​

10 pts cheapskate bonus points​

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Construction begins.​ You will use both days to build. You will also write out your explanations and your calculations.

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Tuesday/Wednesday

1. ​Design your apparatus and figure out what materials you will use.

2. ​Calculate your mass based on the materials you chose​.

3. Calculate the velocity of your apparatus.​ pg 16

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Today

Schedule

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Thursday is Testing Day!!

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We will meet in the room to get your egg and then immediately head to wildcat stadium. DO NOT BE LATE! You will have zero time to work on your apparatus on thursday so make sure it is ready to go befor you leave Wednesday.​ Turn in your paper :)

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Multiple Choice

Where will we meet on thursday?

• in the classroom

• at wildcat stadium

• at the gyms

• who knows

Multiple Choice

ignoring air friction, If my apparatus is 2 kg and the velocity is 80 m/s. What would my change in momentum be? hint ... p=mv

• 40 kg m/s

• 40 N

• 160 kg m/s

• 160 km