Egg-Drop in Physics!

Posted Date: 02/03/2023

LHS students in Bucky Demel's Physics classes were tasked to build a device that could protect a raw egg from falling the distance of one story (from the office down into the commons) and landing on a hard surface. There were many restrictions on this project. It had to weigh less than 100 grams (3.5 ounces), it had to hit a small target at the bottom, and the use of any packing material or soft, squishy material was extremely limited. Students had to rely on crash crumple zones and creative ways to slow the rate of fall. Students then had to demonstrate their knowledge of Force, Impulse, and Change in Momentum in collisions in a follow-up writing assignment about the performance of their device. More than 70% of the dropped eggs survived, and Mr. Demel was happy with that. Great job kids! Thanks, Mr. Demel for giving your students memorable lessons and a few surprises!