Monday, October 1, 2007

THE ANNUAL EGG DROP





The high school physics class is in a unit on momentum and energy. When a fast-moving object hits another object, its fate depends on how long it takes to come to a complete stop. A skydiver whose parachute fails to open might survive if they hit a haystack instead of bare ground. For the egg drop, the students had to design a container that would protect a raw egg so it would not break when dropped from the patio on the roof of BCA. Two of the students’ eggs survived, and two didn’t.