Egg+Drop


 * THE DESIGN CYCLE **** EGG DROP DESIGN FOLDER **



// a. Identify the Problem: // 1. Identify the Problem: Build a design using straws and hot glue to make an egg survive a 15 foot drop. // b. Develop the Design Brief: // 2. Research, and find designs that would work for your egg drop. 3. How do you know that these resources are trustworthy? They were from students at a college that had a video showing which ones work. 4. Explain why not all Internet sources are trustworthy? Some people may purposely put wrong information on websites or be mistaken in their info. // c. Formulate a Design Specification // 5. List all the requirements you must meet to create the egg drop:
 * STEP 1: INVESTIGATE **

6. Why is it important to test your egg drop before the final “drop”? It is important because then you know whether it will survive the drop or not. 7. How does making an egg drop apply to a real world situation? People need to figure out how to make a crash-safe car. // a. Design a Product or Solution: // 8. Create three completely different designs using the Brainstorming Chart. [|IB Brainstorming Chart .pdf] // b. Plan a Product or Solution: // 9. Which design do you think will work best? I think the cube design will work the best. 10. Why did you choose this design? I chose it because the egg is stable and the force is taken out by the corners and the straws on the bottom. 11. On the back of your brainstorming paper, draw your final draft. 12. Plan how you will get the entire project finished by May 11. (I will help you with this step!) Monday: Nick is absent, so Brady and I will see how the straws fit and if we have enough, and we might start. Tuesday: We will make the outer part of the cube. Wednesday: We will glue together all the walls and exterior of the cube and leave one side open. Thursday: We will finish and design a door for the egg and test how it will fall. // a. Use Appropriate Techniques and Equipment: // 13. List three safety tips you need to follow to while creating your egg drop: Do not touch hot glue, do not touch tip of hot glue gun, glue right the first time. 14. Were you nice, respective, responsible, and did you have a good attitude? Explain: // b. Follow the Plan: // 15. Did you follow your plan? Yes, we did, but made a few small changes. 16. Did you create steps in your plan that were easy to follow? Yes, we did. 17. Did you follow my requirements? Yes, we did. // c. Create the Product/Solution: // 18. What areas of your plan needed troubleshooting? We had to troubleshoot when we build the egg packet because it was hard to glue it in place. // a. Evaluate the Product/Solution: // 19. Was your design successful? It survived the first time and broke only a tiny bit. 20. How could you improve your solution? We could add more supports because the supports we had broke the first time. 21. What part of your design would you use again? I would definitely use the cube because it stayed intact perfectly the first time. // b. Evaluate the Use of the Design Cycle: // 26. How can the Design Cycle be used in other subject areas? You can use it in English to write a paper or do a project. 27. How can the Design Cycle be used in real world situations? (List three) You can use it to build a car, design a bridge, or use it to solve a math problem. 28. Were you nice? Yes, I was. 29. Were you respectful to everyone in the class and all the equipment in the classroom? Yes, I was. 30. Were you a whiny-baby? No, I wasn't. 31. On a scale of 1 - 6, give yourself a grade for your attitude: I think I get a 6.
 * 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 **
 * STEP 3: CREATE **
 * STEP 4: EVALUATE **
 * ATTITUDE **