Activity 4: Egg Drop
Lesson Objective:
Students will design, build and implement a safe carrier in which to drop an egg (interplanetary rover).
Set-Up:
All supplies can be left on a communal table. Students will need to first come up with a design and supply list for their carrier. Once it has been approved by their facilitator they can start to choose what they will need.
Demo and discussion:
Because it is topical, start your discussion off with a brief synopsis of the New Horizons probe that is sending back data from Pluto. Make sure you mention that it took almost ten years for the probe to travel the 3 billion miles to Pluto. Shift the conversation to probes known as landers. Ask students if they know of any planet where probes have
Lesson Objective:
Students will design, build and implement a safe carrier in which to drop an egg (interplanetary rover).
Set-Up:
All supplies can be left on a communal table. Students will need to first come up with a design and supply list for their carrier. Once it has been approved by their facilitator they can start to choose what they will need.
Demo and discussion:
Because it is topical, start your discussion off with a brief synopsis of the New Horizons probe that is sending back data from Pluto. Make sure you mention that it took almost ten years for the probe to travel the 3 billion miles to Pluto. Shift the conversation to probes known as landers. Ask students if they know of any planet where probes have