Egg+Drop

THE DESIGN CYCLEEGG DROP DESIGN FOLDER STEP 1: INVESTIGATE ** // a. Identify the Problem: // 1. Identify the Problem: Create a container for an egg that will prevent an egg from breaking from 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? Because they are from larger official corporations and not forums. 4. Explain why not all Internet sources are trustworthy? Because some people just bs things and think they know everything, as well as have a God complex. // c. Formulate a Design Specification // 5. List all the requirements you must meet to create the egg drop: ||
 * 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.


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6. Why is it important to test your egg drop before the final “drop”? To see what your egg drop weaknesses are. 7. How does making an egg drop apply to a real world situation? It is a a fine example of architecture and structural strengths. ** STEP 2: PLAN ** // 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? The rectangular prism. 10. Why did you choose this design? It is the most structurally sound. 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!) √ ** STEP 3: CREATE ** // a. Use Appropriate Techniques and Equipment: // 13. List three safety tips you need to follow while creating your egg drop: Don't be stupid Don't burn yourself Don't cut yourself 14. Were you nice, respective, responsible, and did you have a good attitude? Explain: Yes, we were supportive of each other and the project. We also stayed positive about our "fantastic" egg drop design. // b. Follow the Plan: // 15. Did you follow your plan? Yes, yes we did. 16. Did you create steps in your plan that were easy to follow? Yes, yes we did. 17. Did you follow my requirements? Yes, yes we did. // c. Create the Product/Solution: // 18. What areas of your plan needed troubleshooting? Well, we didn't support the structure enough and we created too large of a cage for the egg. We also did not account for the wind. ** STEP 4: EVALUATE ** // a. Evaluate the Product/Solution: // 19. Was your design successful? No, no it wasn't. 20. How could you improve your solution? We could have supported the structure better. (See troubleshooting) 21. What part of your design would you use again? We wouldn't. // b. Evaluate the Use of the Design Cycle: // 26. How can the Design Cycle be used in other subject areas? It can be used to design anything. It helps create a good final product. 27. How can the Design Cycle be used in real world situations? (List three) It can create a good final product Engineers use it all the time

** ATTITUDE ** 28. Were you nice? Yes, yes I was. 29. Were you respectful to everyone in the class and all the equipment in the classroom? Yes, yes I was. 30. Were you a whiny-baby? No, no I wasn't. 31. On a scale of 1 - 6, give yourself a grade for your attitude: 6, because I'm awesome.