Parachute Challenge
Tawhirimatea students took on the challenge of making a parachute and basket to help safely transport an egg from the top of the fireman’s pole safely to the ground. In teams of three, the children worked together to design and build their parachute and basket. Next, they took the parachute out to test and make any changes necessary, Then came the real challenge! Each team was given a raw egg to put in their basket. Down came their parachutes from the fireman’s pole. Five eggs survived the drop and two unfortunately cracked. The biggest surprise was the egg that fell out of it’s basket and survived! We used organic eggs and we wondered if shells were stronger than non-organic eggs. The teams enjoyed working together and we had lots of laughs as we waited in anticipation to see if our eggs would survive.
Tawhirimatea students took on the challenge of making a parachute and basket to help safely transport an egg from the top of the fireman’s pole safely to the ground. In teams of three, the children worked together to design and build their parachute and basket. Next, they took the parachute out to test and make any changes necessary, Then came the real challenge! Each team was given a raw egg to put in their basket. Down came their parachutes from the fireman’s pole. Five eggs survived the drop and two unfortunately cracked. The biggest surprise was the egg that fell out of it’s basket and survived! We used organic eggs and we wondered if shells were stronger than non-organic eggs. The teams enjoyed working together and we had lots of laughs as we waited in anticipation to see if our eggs would survive.
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