Egg Drop Experiment

Standard and Objectives:

3.1c.4: Form clear explanations based on observations  

Students will be able to make predictions

Students will be able to test out their predictions through experiment

Students will be able to conclude if there predictions were correct or incorrect

Materials Needed:

6 blocks

A dozen eggs (more or less depending on the number of students)

Styrofoam cups

Ziploc bags

Dixon cups

Half of an egg carton container

Paper bag

Procedures:

First, we asked the children if they know what the word predictions means. Use a kid friendly definition to explain the concept of a prediction.

Next, we showed the children the materials we brought in. We asked them to predict what materials will help protect the egg if it is knocked over in that on the blocks. We divided the materials into what they thought would protect the egg and what they thought would crack the eggs.

Then, we had the children perform the experiment, putting the egg in the different materials and knocking it off the block tower. We went back to check off if our predictions were right or not. (To make this more fun, you can go on youtube and play Humpty Dumpty while dropping the egg each time)

Finally, we discussed why certain materials helped the egg and why certain materials didn’t protect the egg. Also, go over the word predictions again and discuss if our predictions were correct or incorrect.

Our students were very excited and engaged with this experiment, they really enjoyed seeing if the eggs was going to crack or not.