Egg Drop Contest
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
2:00 p.m.
Williamsburg Christian Church
John Tyler Road
Design an egg cradle that can withstand a series of drops of increasing heights!
Show off your engineering skills! Win fun prizes!
To register, please contact Anneliese Brei:
student.anneliese@gmail.com (757) 345-3954
Registration Fee: $3 per student before March 29th, 2016
or
$4 per student on April 21st, 2016
(Put payment in Brei Teacher Folder)
Categories:
Grades pre-K to 2… Grades 3 to 6… Grades 7 to 12
Criteria:
1. Success of design
2. Creativity of design
3. Adherence to rules (See below)
Rules:
No Parachutes, No Balloons, No Foam (including Styrofoam)
Egg Cradle should be 6 inches by 6 inches or smaller
Please use at least 3 materials, none of which can be more than 50% of the design
Avoid prefabricated containers
Egg cradle must allow judges to extract egg during judging process
Eggs will be provided