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Purpose The purpose of this competition is to build an egg package that can slide down a wire and survive a high-speed impact with a wall.
Construction of the Package (1) The container must be built only of toothpicks and glue. “Glue” means a bonding agent such as Elmer’s white glue, Super Glue, or hot glue. It does not mean tape. (2) All glue must be dry when submitted for qualification. (3) The total egg package can weight no more than 20 grams, excluding the weight of the egg. (4) The egg package must have a location for attaching a tag for identification and launch.
Egg Package Slide Procedure (1) Students entering the Egg Package Slide Competition can submit their egg package to the judges on the Playing Field at the Winston School from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM on Saturday, November 15th. No entries will be accepted after this time! (2) Contestants must submit their own entry. Other students, family, or teachers are not allowed to submit the egg package. (3) Judges will first evaluate the weight of the entry. Any package that weighs more than 20 grams will be disqualified. Students may resubmit their entry if the egg package exceeds the weight limitation. (4) After the weight of the package is verified, students will be required to place an egg (supplied by Winston Science) in the package and seal it. Students must supply their own sealant. (5) Contestants will then fill out a tag and attach that tag on the egg package. The tag will identify the student, their school, telephone number, and grade group. (6) Judges will use the tag to attach the egg package to the slide wire. (7) Judges will now re-weigh the egg package to get an official weight for judging. This includes the original egg slide package, the egg, and any additional glue applied during the sealing process. (8) Judges will test each egg package that qualifies. Judging will begin at 2:30 PM Saturday, November 15th and will continue until all the entries are evaluated. (9) The winner of the contest will be the contestant who designs an egg slide package that will (a) safely protect the egg during a high impact slide into a wall, and (b) weighs the least! The weight used will be the total weight of the package as determined in step 7 (above). (10) The winners in each grade group will be will be presented at the end of the event.
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