5th grade is building off of a project they completed in when they were in 3rd grade on parachutes, drag, and resistance; off a project that they did in 4th grade on insulators to the grande finale--- The Great Egg Drop! As usual they worked in teams and followed the Engineering Design Process to build their contraptions. We always have a stash of recyclable things in my class so they used what they could find there as their materials. Once they thought they were done, they did a pre-test without an egg to make sure their design performed as they thought it would. Most teams made adjustments and changes after the pre-test. Special thanks to the Thinkery for their help with this project. It was enormously helpful to have another adult there for testing and engaging students in thoughtful problem solving techniques. Please let me know in comments below if you have any questions about the details of how this was done or any tips that you have if you do this in your class. Here are some photos of the building process, the pre-test, and Drop Day!
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