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Egg Walk Challenge

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Students design plastic shoes to walk on eggs without breaking them. In this pressure lesson, students consider all the factors needed to design shoes to walk on eggs without breaking them. Students calculate the PSI pressure, the force or body weight and the surface area of the shoe they designed. They test their shoes on the eggs.

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plastic, pressure

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plastics, pressure, psi, science
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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