Why we did it
To foster collaborative problem-solving, applied physics knowledge, and creative engineering among society members through an exciting, high-stakes egg survival challenge.
2024-25 school yearCommunity
Center Grove Science NHS
Science NHS Egg Drop
During the 2024–2025 school year, members of the Science National Honor Society (SNHS) put their physics and engineering skills to the test in an annual egg drop challenge. Participants engineered and built custom protective contraptions designed to withstand high-impact falls, gathering at the band tower to put their designs to the ultimate test.
25
Sep
2024
3:00 PM
Room 131 and Band Tower
- School year
- 2024-25
- Category
- Community
- Photo record
- 12 images
The story
More than an event — a chance to put science into practice.
An engineering challenge hosted by SNHS where members designed protective contraptions for eggs and tested them by dropping them from the band tower.
What participants did
Enjoy a collaborative engineering challenge led by CGHS Science National Honor Society members, where students work in teams to design, build, and test protective contraptions for a high-stakes egg drop from the band tower. Each design tackles physics and mechanics concepts to keep the egg safe—encouraging teamwork, innovation, problem-solving, and discovery in a fun, engaging way designed for members.
In the room
What the work looked like.
Each activity connected a visible, hands-on task to the scientific thinking behind it.
01
Engineering constraints
Protective device design
Teams chose how to combine limited materials into a structure that could absorb impact and protect the egg.
02
Forces and impact
Band tower testing
Students tested designs from increasing heights and used the results to explain what worked.
Highlights
What stood out.
- 01Teams designed protective devices with limited time and materials.
- 02Every build was tested from the band tower so design choices produced immediate evidence.
- 03Students connected structure, cushioning, force, and impact to a visible result.
- 04The event gave members a low-stakes way to practice engineering design and iteration.
What we learned
Every event leaves a better playbook.
Engineering designTeamworkCritical thinkingApplied physics
Lessons to carry forward
- Clear design priorities help teams avoid wasting time during a short build.
- A stable structure and a cushioning strategy need to work together.
- The best explanations connect the test result back to a specific design choice.
Learning objectives
- Use basic physics to build a safe egg holder.
- Test out ideas and fix them when they break
- Work as a team to solve an engineering problem.
Photo record
Scenes from the event.
A record of the builds, team decisions, and tower-drop tests from the engineering challenge.
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