Name of Project:

Egg Drop

Duration:

1 week

Subject/Course:

Physics

 Teacher(s):Yancey, Grace, Meitzler

Grade Level:

10th

Other Subject Areas to Be Included, if any:

        Mathematics

Project Idea

Summary of the issue, challenge, investigation, scenario, or problem:

You are working for a company and they want you to design the best egg catcher model possible with the given resources. You will have a budget of $100.00. The egg will be dropped from 8ft.

Driving Question

 How can you build the best model possible?

CCSS to be taught and assessed:

Create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities;

Tape(#)+Card Board(#)+Tissue Paper(#)+ Foam(#)+Regular Paper(#)r=Budget

.05(# of units)+ 5(# of units)+10(# of units)+20(# of units)+10(# of units)=100

Additional Standards to be taught and assessed:

21st Century Competencies to be taught and assessed:

Collaboration

X

Creativity & Innovation 

X

Communication (Oral Presentation)

X

Other:

Critical Thinking

X

Major Products & Performances

Group:

Presentation Audience

 Presentation Audience:

    Class

  School

x

Class

School

Community

Individual:

Participates in the design, building, testing, and presenting process

Experts

Web

Other:

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Entry Event to

launch inquiry

and engage students:

Assessments

Formative Assessments

(During Project)

Quizzes/Tests

Practice Presentations

Journal/Learning Log

Notes

Preliminary Plans/Outlines/Prototypes

X

Checklists

Rough Drafts

X

Concept Maps

Online Tests/Exams

Other:

Summative Assessments

(End of Project)

Written Product(s), with rubric:

____________________________________________________

Other Product(s) or Performance(s), with

rubric: 

X

Oral Presentation, with rubric

X

Peer Evaluation

X

Multiple Choice/Short Answer Test

Self-Evaluation

X

Essay Test

Other:

Resources Needed

On-site people, facilities:

Equipment:

Materials:

Tape(5 cents per inch), Card Board (5 dollars per square inch), Tissue Paper(10 dollars per sheet), Foam(20 dollars per square inch), and Regular Paper(10 dollars per sheet)

Community resources:

Reflection Methods

(Individual, Group, and/or Whole Class)

Journal/Learning Log

Focus Group

Whole-Class Discussion

Fishbowl Discussion

Survey

Other: