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Egg drop

Strategy Category: 
Instructional activities
Grade Level: 
Intermediate
Middle/Junior High
Content Area: 
Science
Other topic keywords: 
resistance, design
Materials or Resources: 
eggs, cardboard, string, newspaper, tape, plastic tarp
Preparation: 
Put prices on all of the supplies.
Activity Length: 
90minutes
Activity or Strategy Description: 
Each student receives an egg. The students need to create an order form of the supplies after receiving a lesson on taxes. Students then get 30 minutes to create a shelter for an egg to prevent it from breaking. After the shelters are created, students will throw the shelter with the egg out the window (place plastic on the ground). Students will have time to look at other students' designs and can try building another shelter the next day.
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