As we learned in geometry, 3 points form a plane, this means the landing force are equally distributed among the 3 straws, and then transfer to the crossing straws connecting these 3. Because, with this core shape, the landing side is usually with 3 straws sticking out. We analyzed the causes again, and realized that pyramid is not a good shape to start with. Second Egg drop design with Straw – Unbalanced Pyramidīased on the learning from the first failed experiment, we did a 2nd design to make sure all extension straws sticking out of the pyramid vertexes with a different length. With this realization, we started the next design. These parallel straws must have hit the egg hard. This makes the connecting straws parallel to the ground. One thing we noticed was when the egg dropped to the ground, the side that landed on the ground was on 3 straws with the same length sticking out the 3 vertexes. The winning team for Lean Green was Irons Middle School, while the winning team for ingenuity was River Road Middle School.After the failure, we discussed the reasons. Lorenzo de Zavala took first place in 5th/6th grade with 97 points, Atkins Middle School placed first in 7th/8th grade with 117 points, New Home placed first in 9th/10th grade with 50 points, and New Home also took first place in 11th/12th grade with 115 points. “I also enjoy seeing the volunteers engage with the students and the students taking something they've learned and applying it to the next competition."įifty-three teams and eight schools competed in the event. That's one of the reasons I enjoy working with the Egg Drop competition,” Chantel Jones, Pantexan and TAME Co-coordinator said. "It's always a great moment seeing students engage and interact in STEM activities. Held at Amarillo’s Don Harrington Discovery Center, the competition required students in grades 5–12 to design and construct an Egg Drop Mechanism to release from a height of 20 feet, testing their engineering, math, and physics skills with a fun, real-world application.Ĭonsolidated Nuclear Security is committed to STEM education and the Egg Drop Competition is a fun and engaging way to reach students around the area. Fifteen Pantexans volunteered as judges at the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering’s 6th Annual Egg Drop Competition this past November.
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