Egg Drop Tower
Egg Drop Tower
Bringing Science to Life
How does the Egg drop tower work?
The egg drop tower is used to test the impact resistance of crash structures. Students would make a structure to save an egg from a weight falling from the top of the tower which is about 2m height. If they made a structure that could spread the impact and take the force, the eggs would survive.
How to do your own egg drop test
Materials required:
- eggs
- plastic bags
- different protective materials (e.g. cardboard, paper, and bubble wrap)
- marker pens to decorate egg
Step by step instructions:
- Decorate your egg with a marker pen.
- Wrap your egg in different protective materials.
- Place wrapped egg inside the plastic bag to avoid potential mess and drop it from a height.
- Test the experiment at different heights with various protective materials to see which conditions protect your egg the best.
To explore this concept further:
- Which protective material was most effective?
- What happens when the distance of the floor and height that you drop an egg changes?
- What happens when you combine and use multiple protective materials?
Bringing Science to Life resources were created by interns: Laura Lotkowska and Seorin Park.
