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Create egg drop soup. Teachers first set up eggs that are held up above cups of water with a piece of cardboard and cardboard tubes. Learners try to determine a way to get the eggs to drop into the cups. Using a broom, the instructor snaps the handle against the cardboard sliding it and the tubes out of the way, and pupils watch the eggs drop directly into the cups.
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NGSS:
Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
- After seeing the activity, have the class brainstorm other tricks that use the same principle, such as pulling a table cloth out from under dishes
Classroom Considerations
- Best done as a demonstration as opposed to having groups of class members doing the same activity
- Requires understanding of forces and kinetic and potential energy
Pros
- Includes hints to make sure the activity works
- Contains a scientific explanation of what happens in terms of forces
Cons
- None