Egg Bungee Jump
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WGBH
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In this activity, learners design a bungee jump for an egg using nylon stockings. Learners adhere to specific design constraints (egg must stop within 2 inches of the floor when dropped from 5 feet) and test their bungees. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]
- Under 5 minutes
- 30 to 45 minutes
- $1 - $5 per student
- Ages 6 - 11
- Activity, Experiment/Lab Activity
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- nylon stockings
- rubber bands
- balloons
- yarn
- plastic sandwich bag
- pennies
- an egg
- newspaper
- ruler
Subjects
- Engineering and Technology
- Engineering
- Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
- Engineering
- Mathematics
- Measurement
- Physical Sciences
- Motion and Forces
- Gravity
- Momentum and Velocity
- Acceleration
- Structure and Properties of Matter
- Atomic Structure
- Mass and Weight
- Motion and Forces
- The Nature of Science
- The Scientific Process
- Asking Questions
- Conducting Investigations
- Gathering Data
- Formulating Explanations
- Communicating Results
- The Scientific Process
- The Nature of Technology
- The Design Process
- Invention and Innovation
- Problem Solving
- Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- The Design Process
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- be mobile
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
This resource is part of:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, WGBH Educational Foundation, ©2003
Funding Sources:
- National Science Foundation, 0229796
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation
- PBS
