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THE GREAT EGG DROP

• Kate Quemard 2552557
• Lauren Hatswell 2554081
• Colin Hartley 2553423
• Denise Sullivan 2554636

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Structure of Lesson

• Strand- Interdisciplinary Learning
• Domain- Design, Creativity and Technology
• Dimensions- Investigating and Designing,
  Producing, Analysing and Evaluating.
• Level- 4 grades 5-6

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Learning Outcomes

• Students will gain an understanding of the
  concepts of design/design briefs through the use
  of materials and systems.
• Develop techniques to create solutions to the
  required design brief.
• Analyse how products and systems function.

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The Great Egg Drop Challenge

• Your task is to create a craft that will protect
  your pilot when dropped from 4 metres high.

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Price Check

• You have only 5000.00 to purchase the items
• you require from the Shop. The items are as
  follows
• 1 Balloon 3000.00
• 1 Paper 1000.00
• 1 Straw 500.00
• 4 Paper Clips 200.00
• 1 Stick 100.00
• 1 Cotton Ball 50.00
• Sticky Tape 500.00
• String 500.00
• Pilot come FREE of Charge

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The Shop!!!

• Note At this point in the presentation the
  contents of the
• shop were discussed.
• The shop sold the following items
• newspaper
• string
• sticky tape
• balloons
• straws
• cotton wool balls
• Paper Clips

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• Choose your design team of 2-4, teacher will
  decide and a construction inspector (leader)
• You will be given 5 minutes planning time to
  discuss and design your craft.
• You will be given a Purchase Card
• After planning time your team will be called to
  the shop to purchase your items.
• You will be given 20 minutes of construction time

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• At the end of your construction time, launching
  will commence at the designated launching pad
  (outside).
• Each team will be called up one at a time to the
  Launch Pad.
• The winning craft is the pilot that makes a safe
  landing
• (no damage or fine crack)

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Designing

• Your designing time is 5mins
• During this time you need to consider the
  following
• Money
• Time
• Safety features of your pilot

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Creating

• Your creating time is 10mins
• During this time you need to consider the
  following
• Your pilot needs to be inside the capsule
• All materials must be used

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• You now need to select one group member, from
  your group to come and discuss your capsule.
• This would include
• How you made it eg the materials that you used,
  and why?
• Pilots name?
• What you think will happen (hypothesis)?

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Launching Time

• Now for the real test
• Colin will now individually, one
• at a time, perform the
• Worlds Greatest Egg Drop.

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Evaluation

• As a group you now need to get back together and
  discus the results of your drop
• When doing this you need to consider
• What happened?
• Why it happened (reflect on design)?
• How would you change it and why?