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Phase II Egg Drop |
Step 1: Tape sheets of paper in cone shape
Step 2: Put straws in “x” shape on the cone Step 3: Attach decorated paper canopy to cone structure Step 4: Decorate egg drop |
The forces acting on our eggdrop when it was falling were gravity, air resistance, and tension. When it landed, gravity and compression were acting on it. Instead of making a box shaped drop, we made a cone, we made straw stands for the eggdrop to land on, and we extended the tape that held the parachute. We chose a cone shape because it is more aerodynamic, and we expanded the distance between the drop and the parachute so that more air could be caught in it.
Our egg drop was successful because the egg did not crack. Our Phase II container was better than our Phase I container because it better protected the egg and we were able to build it using less materials and a simpler design. Having a second phase of design was beneficial because we were able to observe drops that did work and have an idea of what builds a good eggdrop. We also were able to learn what didn’t work.
DATA:
Our egg drop was released from a height of 6 meters, taking 1.9 seconds to land. The average speed of the egg drop container was 3.16 m/s. The egg drop container accelerated 1.66m/s2 every second. This acceleration was caused by gravity. The displacement of the egg drop container was 6inS.
Our egg drop was released from a height of 6 meters, taking 1.9 seconds to land. The average speed of the egg drop container was 3.16 m/s. The egg drop container accelerated 1.66m/s2 every second. This acceleration was caused by gravity. The displacement of the egg drop container was 6inS.