Drop Egg Research Paper
“In what way can a drop an egg off of a building without it cracking?” when I first asked this question a believed that it would be an easy task. I however, was very wrong. As I came up with ideas Mr.Billy kept on turning them down saying “that isn’t allowed.”, but in my defence most of the things that were not allowed were not written in the rules. In the end our design was very successful in safely delivering the egg to the ground. With changes it probably could have been improved, I was happy with our results though. My egg module totally lived up to expectations. The egg was in perfect condition after both drops, and our module landed on the target. The only problem with our module was that it didn’t have a very long time aloft. If we
would have added a parachute the module would have been in the air longer, but may not have been so on target. Our module was constructed out of straws and sponges. The straws worked to spread out the amount of impact and the sponge was used to absorb shock. Although my egg drop was successful there are a few ways I could have improved it. First off, I could have used a parachute to give it a longer time aloft. Secondly, I would have added a sponge to the ends of the sponge to give it less of a bounce so it would stay on target after landing instead of bouncing away. Lastly, I should have used lighter duck tape to help the mass go down.
If I were forced to design a landing module for on mars, it would be much more difficult than on Earth. First of all, a problem I might encounter is that the atmosphere has much less gravity, making it more difficult to slow the module down. To counteract this force I would use a parachute and make sure there is a lot of padding around the egg. Another problem is the sturdiness of the module. Straws wouldn’t exactly cut it on Mars. I would have to use something that could endure more force than a straw. Perhaps a light metal like aluminum. Luckily I probably won’t have to worry about having to ever bring something to Mars.
In conclusion, building the module was much more difficult than expected. I learned that you can’t always get things to work using the first idea that you have and that the longer you spend on something, the better it will be. Over all, I was very happy with my egg drop project.
would have added a parachute the module would have been in the air longer, but may not have been so on target. Our module was constructed out of straws and sponges. The straws worked to spread out the amount of impact and the sponge was used to absorb shock. Although my egg drop was successful there are a few ways I could have improved it. First off, I could have used a parachute to give it a longer time aloft. Secondly, I would have added a sponge to the ends of the sponge to give it less of a bounce so it would stay on target after landing instead of bouncing away. Lastly, I should have used lighter duck tape to help the mass go down.
If I were forced to design a landing module for on mars, it would be much more difficult than on Earth. First of all, a problem I might encounter is that the atmosphere has much less gravity, making it more difficult to slow the module down. To counteract this force I would use a parachute and make sure there is a lot of padding around the egg. Another problem is the sturdiness of the module. Straws wouldn’t exactly cut it on Mars. I would have to use something that could endure more force than a straw. Perhaps a light metal like aluminum. Luckily I probably won’t have to worry about having to ever bring something to Mars.
In conclusion, building the module was much more difficult than expected. I learned that you can’t always get things to work using the first idea that you have and that the longer you spend on something, the better it will be. Over all, I was very happy with my egg drop project.