Egg Science and Spinning Behavior

Egg Science and Spinning Behavior

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Physics, Biology

5th - 6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video presents two science challenges involving eggs. The first challenge demonstrates that a raw egg cannot be broken by squeezing it evenly due to the distribution of force across its shell. The second challenge shows how to distinguish between raw and hard-boiled eggs by spinning them on a table. A hard-boiled egg spins smoothly, while a raw egg wobbles due to the liquid inside. These simple experiments highlight the principles of physics and the unique properties of eggs.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two main challenges discussed in the video?

Balancing an egg and cooking an egg

Cooking an egg and identifying egg types

Squeezing a raw egg and identifying egg types

Squeezing a raw egg and cooking an egg

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it difficult to break a raw egg by squeezing it?

The force is evenly distributed across the shell

The egg is too small to break

The egg is too slippery

The shell is too thick

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What scientific principle is demonstrated by the egg squeezing challenge?

Even distribution of force

Friction

Centripetal force

Gravity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you avoid wearing when demonstrating the egg squeezing trick?

A watch

A ring

A bracelet

A necklace

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you tell if an egg is hard-boiled or raw?

By its color

By its weight

By its smell

By the way it spins

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when you spin a raw egg?

It spins faster than a hard-boiled egg

It wobbles

It doesn't spin at all

It spins smoothly

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the key difference in the spinning behavior of raw and hard-boiled eggs?

Hard-boiled eggs wobble

Raw eggs wobble

Hard-boiled eggs don't spin

Raw eggs spin faster

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