Drop That Egg: An Interdisciplinary STEM Lab
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Grade Levels
10th - 12th
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Resource Type
Standards
CCSSHSN-VM.A.1
CCSSHSN-VM.B.4
CCSSHSN-VM.B.4c
CCSSHSA-CED.A.3
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
8 pages
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Description
This lab teaches students the basics of free body diagrams, modeling free fall with drag forces from parachutes, and finding an optimal solution to an engineering problem. Guided notes with an answer key are provided to give students a mathematical background on the project before attempting to drop an egg with a parachute! The object of the lab is for students to find the optimal shape of a parachute.
Total Pages
8 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
90 minutes
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Standards
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CCSSHSN-VM.A.1
Recognize vector quantities as having both magnitude and direction. Represent vector quantities by directed line segments, and use appropriate symbols for vectors and their magnitudes (e.g., 𝙫, |𝙫|, ||𝙫||, 𝘷).
CCSSHSN-VM.B.4
Add and subtract vectors.
CCSSHSN-VM.B.4c
Understand vector subtraction 𝙫 – 𝙬 as 𝙫 + (–𝙬), where –𝙬 is the additive inverse of 𝙬, with the same magnitude as 𝙬 and pointing in the opposite direction. Represent vector subtraction graphically by connecting the tips in the appropriate order, and perform vector subtraction component-wise.
CCSSHSA-CED.A.3
Represent constraints by equations or inequalities, and by systems of equations and/or inequalities, and interpret solutions as viable or non-viable options in a modeling context. For example, represent inequalities describing nutritional and cost constraints on combinations of different foods.
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