Egg+Drop

// a. Identify the Problem: // 1. Identify the Problem: We must design a device capable of holding and preserving an egg dropped from 15 feet. // 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? It was from a science olympiad website where they had already tested and proved that the designs were effective. 4. Explain why not all Internet sou rces are trustworthy? Any person can put anything that they want on the internet, it is not regulated for accuracy. // c. Formulate a Design Specification // 5. List all the requirements you must meet to create the egg drop:
 * THE DESIGN CYCLE **** EGG DROP DESIGN FOLDER **
 * STEP 1: INVESTIGATE **
 * 1) You will have 60 straws to complete this assignment.
 * 2) You will have a few (5 - 7) glue sticks to complete this project.
 * 3) You will not receive your egg until we are outside the day we drop the eggs.
 * 4) You will not have any glue the day we drop the eggs.
 * 5) 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.


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6. Why is it important to test your egg drop before the final “drop”? to ensure that our design is efficient and will not fail during the final test. 7. How does making an egg drop apply to a real world situation? it teaches us to be able to work in situations where we have limited resources and use the design cycle to help solve problems. // 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? Our final design with two interlocking triangular prisms is the bset design. 10. Why did you choose this design? We chose it because it always has 3 points to land on so it's more stable, and also the triangle is the most stable polygon. There's also a structure inside the triangles to hold the egg in place. 11. On the back of your brainstorming paper, draw your final draft. did it 12. Plan how you will get the entire project finished by October 19. (I will help you with this step!) and done
 * STEP 2: PLAN **

// a. Use Appropriate Techniques and Equipment: // 13. List three safety tips you need to fo llow to while creating your egg drop: do not the tip of the hot glue gun, do not touch hot glue, don't aim the hot glue gun towards each other. 14. Were you nice, respective, responsible, and did you have a good attitude? Explain: yes, we did not attempt to harm each other in any way, shape, or form. // b. Follow the Plan: // 15. Did you follow your plan? yes we did 16. Did you create steps in your plan that were easy to follow? yup 17. Did you follow my requirements? indeed // c. Create the Product/Solution: // 18. What areas of your plan needed troubleshooting? making sure that we have enough glue on our supports, and to try the drop on a warmer day. // a. Evaluate the Product/Solution: // 19. Was your design successful? no 20. How could you improve your solution? reinforce the braces more. 21. What part of your design would you use again? The crystalline structure of the outside shell. // b. Evaluate the Use of the Design Cycle: // 25. Grade yourself, using the IB Rubric, for each stage of the Design Cycle. Get the rubric from me. 26. How can the Design Cycle be used in other subject areas? We can use it to thoroughly plan out and complete assignments from other classes, such as writing an essay. 27. How can the Design Cycle be used in real world situations? (List three) We can use it on projects in jobs and work such as building an airplane, writing a computer program or making a delicious food. 28. Were you nice? of course 29. Were you respectful to everyone in the class and all the equipment in the classroom? yes 30. Were you a whiny-baby? well... no not really 31. On a scale of 1 - 6, give yourself a grade for your attitude: 6
 * STEP 3: CREATE **
 * STEP 4: EVALUATE **
 * ATTITUDE **