8th Grade students have traditionally looked forward to the annual egg drop assignment in Physical Science class. This year, they had to literally “think outside the box."
In the standard egg drop, students must design and build a package to house an egg — then drop it from a certain height and hope that the egg survives. Each successful egg drop moves the student on to the next height.
The naked egg drop is a derivative of the standard egg drop — with no protective package. The student drops a “naked” egg onto an egg-catching apparatus designed to protect the egg from breaking.
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The students’ scores in this academic competition are determined by taking the height of students’ greatest successful drop divided by the total height of their platform. That ratio is their score and the highest score wins. There are no restricted construction materials, but the platform with the lowest height is better because it will yield a greater score.
Paige Ballard won first place using a 30cm x 46cm box with plastic grocery bags and mini marshmallows. Jared Kuehner came in a close second, separated by a mere 7/10 of one point.
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“The project was very challenging for the students because it asked them to think a bit differently about the application of Newton’s Laws of momentum and impulse. In addition to discussions in class, the students researched these topics on their own in order to see how all the principles are related,” said Mark Chuhta, Science Teacher and Asst. Head of Middle School.
For more information or questions please contact St. Luke’s 8th Grade Physical Science Teacher Mark Chuhta, chuhtam@stlukesct.org.
