Gravity- The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical

body having mass. For most purposes Newton's laws of gravity apply, with minor modifications to take the general theory of relativity into account. Acceleration- The increase in the rate or speed of something. Example: the car accelerated 30 miles per every 40 minutes. Friction - The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another. Compression- The tight pressure put on 2 objects together. An increase in the density of something. Energy Transfer- This refers to the ways in which energy can be moved, for example heat transfer by convection, conduction and radiation. Impulse- The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force; impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced motion suddenly, or immediately. Potential Energy- is the ability of a system to do work due to its position or internal structure. For example, gravitational potential energy is a stored energy determined by an object's

position in a gravitational field while elastic potential energy is the energy stored in a spring. Kinetic Energy- the energy of a body or a system with respect to the motion of the body or of the particles in the system. Momentum- The quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity. Earths Terminal Gravitational Pull- Anything that is falling to ground is falling 10 meters per second every second.

Q: Did your egg survive the drop from the schools roof? A: Yes my egg did survive the egg drop! It floated slowly to the ground without the egg cracking. Q: How would you explain the reason for your egg surviving or not surviving the drop? A: My egg survived because I used a lot of protection around the egg. I built a rhombus-shaped cage around the foam cup which was where the egg was. Q: What would you suggest to someone building an egg drop contraption using the same material as you did? A: I would suggest that they put a protection field around the egg. Using the plate I would suggest they use that as a parachute. Also the surroundings of the cup should not be exposed to the ground; if it was to hit on either side it would be protected. Q: In your opinion, what were the four most important concepts in your egg drop project? A: The four most important concepts to understand were: Gravity, Friction, Compression, and the Acceleration Q: Please explain in detail how these four concepts applied to your project.

A: Gravity was one important concept because it was the main source for my project. Gravity was the whole reason why my project flew to the ground from the schools roof. Friction was also important because that particular kind of force happens as soon as the contraption hits the ground; either causing the egg to break or to fall out. You also needed a lot of compression so that the egg wont move around in the process. Lastly, you need to understand the concept of the acceleration because while the egg is falling there will be an increase of speed. Q: How would you recognize these four concepts in the design of an airplane? A: In a design of an airplane gravity would be applied because the plane is flying in the air. This means that there is something acting against gravity so that the plane can stay in the air. Friction would also be applied because the plane is rubbing against or cutting through the wind and the clouds. Compression is also important to the design of an airplane because the contents of the plane need to be compact with no loose holes or openings so that the plane can cut through the air when flying. Lastly, the acceleration of the plane would matter because the take-off and landings need to be both fast and slow. Q: How would you recognize a well-designed and effective egg drop contraption? A: If the contraption has a lot of protection around the egg and there is some kind of object that makes the contraption slowly fall then it is well designed.

Q: How did you do it? First i got my materials for the project. I took the plastic covers from straws and put it in the foam cup. Then I took the string and connected it through he cup then through the plate. After, I made a cage around the foam cup using all the straws; into a rhombus figure like shape. Next I took the egg and wrapped it around the polymer and put it in the foam cup. Finally, I taped the top of the cup so that the egg wont jump out from falling. Q: What did you learn? I learned that when you hit something the first thing on the outer most layers is the one with the most impulse. For example, when the egg contraption fell to the ground, the first thing that got damaged was the straws and then the foam cup then the polymer and then the egg.

Q: What do you wish you had done differently? I would have changed nothing because my project landed without cracking. But if I had to I would change the tape covering from the top of the cup and put the plastic cup (which I was supposed to use but didnt) on top. Then I would have taped it. Other than that I would have left it exactly the way it was.