Monday November 18, 2013

Today the students began building their egg projects.  I explained the grading process for them and restrictions that would be involved.  

Here is the grading scale:  

 

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  You MAY not coat your egg or glue anything to your egg!

 

You may NOT use the glue, tape, string, or anything else to strengthen your egg!!  Glue, tape, string, etc. is for either holding your structure together or for packing material.  You may not adhere anything to your egg.  Your egg may be surrounded by supplies, but they may NOT be glued or taped to your egg.

 

 

Your structure may be NO LARGER than 12x12x12 inches.

 

You MAY work independently or in group of 2.  No more than 2!!

 

 

Egg drop is Wednesday November 20, 2013

 

 

 

This project is a TEST GRADE.  Grades are as follows:

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Egg survives with no cracks/damage = 100

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Egg is cracked but intact = 90

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Egg has lost its innards = 80

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Student doesn’t participate or tries to “cheat the system” (uses boiled egg, rubberbands one cotton ball onto the egg and drops it, etc.) = 0

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your structure is difficult to open after it’s dropped and it takes me more than 3 minutes to cut it open to inspect your egg = minus 10 points

 

You may build and test at home as much as you wish.  

 

NO BUILDING or REDESIGN will be allowed on your drop day.  I will have to cut open your structure to inspect your egg after it’s dropped.  Eggs and structures will be TRASHED at the end of the period.  You may NOT take your structure or egg with you.  So take a picture of it at home!

 

Egg drop is Wednesday November 20, 2013

 

Want +5 pts?  POST a picture of YOU building or launching your egg at home on EDMODO!  

Smile!  Say “cheese” or, um, “egg”!