Egg+Drop

// a. Identify the Problem: // 1. How can we create an egg pod that will protect an egg with only sixty straws and some glue? // b. Develop the Design Brief: // 2. Research, and find designs that would work for your egg drop.
 * THE DESIGN CYCLE **** EGG DROP DESIGN FOLDER **
 * STEP 1: INVESTIGATE **

make layers with two straws left to right on top of two straws front to back so that one layer takes 4 straws, repeat this 6 times. Making the squares that you create small at the first layer and increase the squares with every layer, so that you reach a size that just fitts the egg with the 6th layer (it is probably also a good idea to rotate the squares at each layer a little with respect to the previous layer). 3. How do you know that these resources are trustworthy? Kids our age did the same project and they were tested. There is even picture evidence. 4. Explain why not all Internet sources are trustworthy? Some people lie online and make up information. // c. Formulate a Design Specification // 5. List all the requirements you must meet to create the egg drop:

> 6. Why is it important to test your egg drop before the final “drop”? You want to make sure your design works properly. 7. How does making an egg drop apply to a real world situation? You can develop a good sense of design. // a. Design a Product or Solution: // 8. Create three completely different designs using the Brainstorming Chart.
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 * Requirements: **
 * 1) Using the Design Cycle, create an "egg pod" that will save an egg from a 15 foot drop.
 * 2) You will have 60 straws to complete this assignment.
 * 3) You will have a few (5 - 7) glue sticks to complete this project.
 * 4) You will not receive your egg until we are outside the day we drop the eggs.
 * 5) You will not have any glue the day we drop the eggs.
 * 6) Create a new page on your wiki and name it "Egg Drop" - your entire Design Folder should be posted on this page. Copy and paste the Design Folder onto your new page.
 * STEP 2: PLAN **

[|IB Brainstorming Chart .pdf]
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// b. Plan a Product or Solution: // 9. Which design do you think will work best? I think the tetrahedron design will work best. 10. Why did you choose this design? I chose this design because the cons weren't as bad as the other designs' cons 11. On the back of your brainstorming paper, draw your final draft. 12. Plan how you will get the entire project finished by May 1. (I will help you with this step!) 13. List three safety tips you need to follow to while creating your egg drop: 1. Don't burn yourself with the glue 2. be careful with the scissors 3. Hot glue guns are hot, don't try to touch the tip. 14. Were you nice, respective, responsible, and did you have a good attitude? Explain: Grace and I were very nice, respectful, and responsible. We had a very good attitude, plus we finished on time. // b. Follow the Plan: // 15. Did you follow your plan? We followed most of the plan but decided not to do the tetrahedron shapes because the straws weren't long enough. 16. Did you create steps in your plan that were easy to follow? Yes, we had a great plan that had very helpful and creative steps that were easy to follow. 17. Did you follow my requirements? Yes, we followed your requirements. // c. Create the Product/Solution: // 18. What areas of your plan needed troubleshooting? We needed longer straws to form the tetrahedron shapes around the cube. // a. Evaluate the Product/Solution: // 19. Was your design successful? Yes, our design survived the first drop. 20. How could you improve your solution? Enforce with more glue. 21. What part of your design would you use again? The inner part of the design. // b. Evaluate the Use of the Design Cycle: // 26. How can the Design Cycle be used in other subject areas? The Design Cycle is good for planning and creativity. 27. How can the Design Cycle be used in real world situations? (List three) -Planning -Creating -Inventing 28. Were you nice? Yes 29. Were you respectful to everyone in the class and all the equipment in the classroom? Yes 30. Were you a whiny-baby? No 31. On a scale of 1 - 6, give yourself a grade for your attitude: 6 Final Product
 * // a. Use Appropriate Techniques and Equipment: // **
 * STEP 3: CREATE **
 * STEP 4: EVALUATE **
 * ATTITUDE **