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Egg Drop Contest Form
Please fill in your group's names with your name listed
first
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Name
Name
Name
Name
What period is your group in?
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
4th period
5th period
6th period
What was your longest dimension?
What was your approximate volume?
Show your volume calculations below:
How long did it take for your container to fall?
How many eggs were broken or cracked?
no eggs
one egg
two eggs
three eggs
Describe your packing material in the space provided.
Knowing the height from which your container was dropped, calculate the theoretical value for the container's speed the instant before it struck the floor. Show calculations.
Knowing the height from which your container was dropped and the time it took, calculate the container's speed the instant before it struck the floor. Show calculations.
By comparing these calculations, what conclusion can you draw about the object's motion.