Julie Kukreja has organized a science club contest for her group of homeschoolers: an “Egg Drop Competition”; and Julie is extending an invitation to our church family if any school-age children would like to participate! With the help and cooperation of the Huntley Fire Department, using the department’s ladder truck, this competition will be held in our parking lot on Saturday, October 12 at 3:00pm. The contest is about inventing a contraption to safely house an egg upon contact with the ground (rules for creating the contraption can be found below). In addition to the fire department, Julie is hoping that perhaps a few members of our church family would like to join her to show our hospitality. Contact Julie for more information.
EGG DROP CHALLENGE
Objective:
Plan, design, and build a contraption that will protect the
passenger (an egg) from harm during a collision with the ground.
Guidelines:
Ages 7 & Below
• Create a contraption that can house the egg during impact from a 1 story fall & up.
• Contraption must be able to open to check on egg. Egg shell integrity must be proven
to be uncompromised after impact. So, you must remove the egg from the vehicle to
prove it.
• Egg will be supplied at event. You must supply your own test eggs for your tests at
home.
Ages 8 -12
• Create a contraption that can house the egg during impact from a 1 story fall & up.
• Contraption must be able to open to check on egg. Egg shell integrity must be proven
to be uncompromised after impact. So, you must remove the egg from the vehicle to
prove it.
• No inflated balloons, bubble wrap or Styrofoam.
• Contraption MUST be free-fall to the ground. No parachutes, wings, or propellers.
• Nothing may be permanently attached to the egg.
• No foreign substances may be applied to the eggshell.
Ages 13 & Up
• Create a contraption that can house the egg during impact from a 1 story fall & up.
• Contraption must be able to open to check on egg. Egg shell integrity must be proven
to be uncompromised after impact. So, you must remove the egg from the vehicle to
prove it.
• No inflated balloons, bubble wrap or Styrofoam.
• Contraption MUST be free-fall to the ground. No parachutes, wings, or propellers.
• Nothing may be permanently attached to the egg.
• No foreign substances may be applied to the eggshell.
• Contraption must be NO LARGER than 8” square.
Winner:
First round will be 1 story drop. Those who survive will continue to a higher drop and so
on till we are left with one clear winner.
Awards:
Safest Contraption
People’s Choice for creative idea
Messiest Splat