Warmup

1. What country is this?

2. What happened in this country in 2010?

3. Where is this country relative to California? (North, East, South, or West?)

Air Drop

Purpose of an air drop:

• For one county to receive relief aid from another country or organization.

Who sends aid?

• United Nations

• Nonprofit organizations

Who receives aid?

• Any country or territory in need.

Their Cargo:

Comprised of:

Landing Zone

What does this have to do with us?

• Today, you must provide relief aid to another country or person.

Your Cargo:

Your Job:

• You must design and build a container for your cargo.

The Rules:

1. The cargo container may be no larger than 30 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm.

2. The egg must survive a 20 foot drop and land in the target zone (1 m x 1 m).

3. There may not be any cracks or dents in the egg.

4. A novice must be able to remove the egg from the package once it has landed.

5. You must use one of these three polyhedron to form the frame of your container.

tetrahedron hexagonal prism cube

Materials:

• One egg

• Rubber bands

• String

• Balloons

• Paper clips

• Tape

• Plastic bags

• Packing peanuts

• Tupperware containers

• Straws

• Pipe cleaners

We will be filming your falling cargo using a high speed camera:

You will analyze your film: