Egg drop competitions are a staple of high school and college physics classes. The goal is for students to build a device using bubble wrap, straws, or various other materials designed to hold an egg ...

GRAND RAPIDS — An egg drop challenge... a bit of a daring science trick we will see if we can complete! This experiment will teach us all about inertia. Here’s what you need to get started. Step 2 – ...

Many of us tackled the egg drop experiment in science class at some point in our childhood. But this former NASA engineer took it to a whole other level. The stratosphere, to be specific. And just ...

The classic egg drop science experiment has gotten a big update, thanks to a new study. Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studied the best way to drop a chicken egg to prevent ...

The Ivy Center for Education hosted the “Great Egg Drop Experiment” event with its future engineering students Dec. 3. The leader was Sederick Charles Rice, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at ...

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LAWRENCE — Only 14 percent of engineers in the United States are women, according to the National Science Foundation. That percentage may be destined for a dramatic increase. Dozens of girls who ...

Students at Orcutt Academy High School dropped eggs from 300 feet in the air as part of a class experiment on Tuesday morning. The experiments, which used seven-foot atmospheric weather balloons to ...

The egg drop contest was one of my favorite units to teach when I was a middle school science teacher. Then the 7th grade science teacher stole it! What to do? Create a unit investigating acceleration ...