Theresa,+Team+Building,+Round+3

=Egg Drop Experiment=


 * **Title**: ||< Egg Drop Experiment ||
 * **Subject**: ||< Science ||
 * **Grade**: ||< 3rd ||
 * **Time Frame**: ||< 2 class periods ||
 * **Summary:** ||< Provide a variety of materials for the kids to build an egg drop carton to show gravity travels at the same rate. ||
 * **Tasks**: || 1) Spend one day and have the kids build an egg drop basket.
 * eggs — lots of eggs
 * [|cotton balls]
 * [|packing peanuts]
 * [|bubble wrap]
 * tape and/ or glue
 * [|butcher paper]
 * cotton material (think old T-shirt)
 * [|string]
 * small cardboard boxes
 * other materials as the creativity of your child's solutions require
 * [|tarp]
 * a high place to drop the eggs from (the higher, the better, to give any parachute systems time to open and slow the fall)
 * video camera
 * [|safety goggles]


 * Read more at [|http://www.tecca.com/columns/egg-drop-experiment-weekend-science-experiments-for-kids/#hOeULRIPmwfGv71A.99]

2) Have the kids come up with questions that we can test and answer on Edmodo. 3) Test the basket and show the kids how gravity travels at the same rate (for the ones that do not use a parachute)
 * Let the kids take their places at the drop-off location again. One at a time, they should count down and release their initial design into free fall. The person monitoring the drop zone will need to wear safety goggles and check each drop for success or failure. Keep tabs on which designs work or at least mitigate the damage to their payloads.
 * After everyone has released their egg, go over the successes and failures with the kids. Turn the kids loose to retool their designs. Repeat steps three and four until everyone is successful and able to safely drop their eggs.

4) Reflect on Edmodo to the questions on successes and failures with the kids. || Please identify opportunities for differentiation. ||
 * Objectives: ||< * What TEKS or other objectives does this activity/lesson project meet? ||
 * Assessment: ||< How will you assess the students learning?
 * Resources: ||< * What resources will be needed? ||
 * **Teacher**
 * Reflections:** || Please share what went well, what was challenging and what you might tweak or modify for your next round....

The kids loved the activity and I had a blast working on the the egg baskets. They did fairly well working together to contribute to the design and construction of the egg baskets. I designated 2 video recorders per class and one of my students even logged into Edmodo and posted it! He was very excited about it and owned it!

The kids worked so well this time because they were very interested in it. ||
 * **Examples**: ||< * Links to teacher or student work examples.
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2013-01-30 at 8.46.24 AM.png]] ||

Discussion:
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