Mission Impossible

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Mission Impossible

• Can your egg survive?

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Your Mission . . .

• Design and build a craft (apparatus) that will
  prevent an egg from breaking after it is dropped.

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How . . .

• Working with a team of 2 others you will

1. Plan an apparatus that will protect an egg
2. Design, draw your apparatus and get it approved
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How . . .
3. Build the apparatus
4. Test your design
5. Collect data
6. Complete calculations
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THINGS TO CONSIDER . . .

• What force will act on the egg?

Gravity
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More TO CONSIDER . . .

• How is force calculated?
• Is there more FORCE created for an ostrich egg or
  a humming bird egg? Why?

Force Mass X Acceleration
Ostrich of course MORE MASS
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MORE TO CONSIDER . . .
Your craft will have more _________ when it
hits the floor if it has more ________.
force
mass
BUT not enough material to protect the egg and
SPLAT
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What about the Height . . .

• Does height create more force on impact?

Remember the equation? F M x A (if you drop
it what is the force acting on it????)
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Does gravity ever change? . . .

• NO its a LAW
• Constant acceleration
• Always 9.8 m/s2
• Height doesnt matter

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This is your Mission . . .

• Questions . . .

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Other Links

• http//best.me.berkeley.edu/mesa/cheer/classroom/
  eggdrop/lesson_01.html
• http//library.thinkquest.org/11686/viewer.html
• http//school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/f
  orcesandmotion/