Classic Egg Drop

• The classic egg drop experiment involves creating a structure or container and filling it with various materials to discover which will best insulate the egg if it's dropped from a height of one to three stories. In all experiments, students should work in groups and keep a field journal with notes about materials used, design ideas, observations, results and conclusions about what they'd do differently in a subsequent experiment.
  
  

Milk Carton

• Experiment with placing an egg inside a milk or orange juice carton and filling the carton with various insulating materials. Puffed rice and corn flake cereals, pantyhose and styrofoam are examples of cushioning materials you can test. Experimenters have found varying levels of success in protecting their eggs with these materials. Pick several and see how well they protect the egg in your drop experiment.
  
  

Aeronautical Device

• Take a different route on your egg drop experiment by designing a device that will safely transport the egg from a height of one to three stories down to the ground. Focus on a structure with wings and sails that will slow the egg's fall, reducing its speed and protecting it from making direct contact with the ground.
  
  

Multiple Eggs

• Raise the bar by experimenting with devices designed to protect three eggs, dropped together, from cracking upon impact. Keep the container less than 100 cubic inches in volume and 2 pounds in weight. Award points based on how many eggs survive the fall, with the greatest number of points going to designs that keep all three eggs intact.