Learning Goals
Students will be able to define measurable criteria and constraints for an egg-protection device that survives a high drop while minimizing impact force.
Students will be able to explain Newton’s Laws of Motion in the context of a falling egg container and impact during collision.
Students will be able to apply the impulse-momentum theorem to analyze how increasing collision time reduces impact force on an egg.
Students will be able to use energy conservation to justify design features that absorb, redirect, or dissipate drop energy.
Students will be able to generate and compare at least three distinct egg-container concepts using weighted decision criteria and evidence from sketches and test data.
Students will be able to test prototype performance with drop trials and sensor or video data, then identify specific failure points for revision.
Students will be able to justify design revisions for an egg container using quantitative evidence and physics reasoning connected to car safety features.
Products
Engineering Design Notebook and Decision Matrix for an Egg Drop Container
Each student submits an original notebook that shows three distinct concept sketches, a weighted decision matrix, and a written justification for the final recommended design. The notebook must demonstrate how physics ideas and test evidence informed the student’s individual engineering thinking.
Tested Egg-Protection Prototype, Revision Portfolio, and Crash Lab Showcase Presentation
Each team produces a functional egg-protection prototype that is tested, revised at least once from data, and presented with evidence of performance, trade-offs, and limitations. The team also presents a short slide deck or demo that explains how the final design reflects the best evaluated ideas from the individual notebooks.
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