Curious
The Egg Drop Challenge
Your challenge is simple - DO NOT BREAK THE EGG!
Get an egg
Protect your egg!
You must design and make something that will protect your egg when dropped out of an upstairs window of your house (Or from any high point you choose). Think about materials you have available in your house, make plans, sketch your design and get making!
Make a Rube Goldberg machine
Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist, engineer and sculptor who is known for making overly complicated machines that do something simple. They are built around a chain reaction. Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBOqfLVCDv8
for inspiration and then try to make a chain reaction machine of your own leading to one of these outcomes:
Ring the doorbell
Pop a balloon
Drop a tea bag into a mug
Learn more at tinkerlab.com
A chemical reaction - Cleaning Pennies
Learn about a chemical reaction between acid and a substance called copper oxide on the surface of copper coins. Print or open the instructions below to find out how to carry out this investigation.
Building Bridges
Build a bridge between two surfaces using only from your recycling. How much weight can it hold? When you are building your bridge, experiment with forming different shapes with the materials. Which shapes are stronger?