Phase I Egg DropMaterials
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How We Made It:
Step 1: Tape together paper into longer sheet-color Step 2: Make small cube from straws Step 3: Tape walls to cube Step 4: Make paper balloons and attach to sides of straw cube Step 5: Fasten parachute to structure with tape strips and extra straw |
When our egg drop was falling, gravity, air resistance and tension were acting on it. When our eggdrop hit the ground, gravity and compression were acting on it. We thought our design would be successful because it had a parachute to offer air resistance, and we added paper balloons to the sides to absorb tension as it fell.
Our egg drop was unsuccessful because it cracked when it landed and it it was not close to the target. To improve our design in Phase 2, we will create a cone shaped egg drop instead of a box, and we’ll add straw stands for smoother landing. These changes will be effective because our egg drop will land more safely with the straw stands and have less of a risk of falling to fast and away from the target. We still have a parachute to offer air resistance.
DATA:
The average speed of the egg drop container was 3 meters per second. The egg drop container accelerated 1.5m/s^2 every second. This acceleration was caused by gravity. The displacement of the egg drop container was 2.4ftNE.
The average speed of the egg drop container was 3 meters per second. The egg drop container accelerated 1.5m/s^2 every second. This acceleration was caused by gravity. The displacement of the egg drop container was 2.4ftNE.