Friday, March 25, 2011

Egg Drop Challenge - Iteration #1"


2) At the top of your post list the following:
"Total # of Achievements Earned: 22


3) Post an image of your Egg Drop solution.


4) Justify (list and explain) your Achievemtns. Use images as appropriate. For organization's sake, use the categories provided in the Egg Drop Achievement List.
Idea Generation Achievements

Brainstorming

-Create a sketch of one possible solution. Include labels.
-Create a sketch of another possible solution. Include labels.
-Create a sketch of a third possible solution. Include labels.
-use a descision matrix


Descion Matrix

sketches

Material Prep
-Generate a list of materials required for build day.
-Document a plan to ensure materials are brought in on block day.


list of materials
 Material Size:
(your egg is not included in the material size)
(air is ubiquitous and not included in material size. "Rare" commodities like helium are.)

-Your materials fit inside a printer paper box
-Your materials fit inside a shoe box





Material Weight:
(your egg is not included in material weight)
-Your materials weigh less than 500 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 300 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 200 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 150 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 100 grams.
We had a very light desugn that helped us gain 5 easy points

Drop Achievements

Drop Accuracy:
-You hit the butcher paper!
-You hit inside the third ring!

Egg Resilience:
-Your egg broke but the yolk remained intact.
-Your egg cracked but the yolk stayed inside and intact.
-Your egg cracked but was still together.
-Your egg didn't break in any way! (awarded three times)
-Your egg didn't break in any way! (awarded three times)
-Your egg didn't break in any way! (awarded three times)
Other Achievements
-Help set up the Bullseye.
-Design an Achievement Mr. Olson approves for next year's Egg Drop Challenge.


5) What designs from your class did well? Based on the achievements you earned, how would you redesign your solution to score better? Be specific (sketches with labeling work well for this). Joe's design did very well, the eggo was logged inside a noodle, acting as a capsul. He also used a paraschute in order to slow the design down enough. If I had a chance to redesign mine, I think i would have tried to bring the weight down to under 50 lbs.

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