Work Shop: 7:00 PM Thursday, November 8th ScienceFest, UT Southwestern Medical School Submit Entries: 9:00AM - 4:00PM Saturday, November 17 Centennial Building, Fair Park [Grade Groups do apply] ["Contestant" is defined as an individual or a team of up to four students] (Back to Competitions)

Build any design of a container that will protect an uncooked egg from breaking when it is dropped.

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 40 grams, excluding the weight of the egg.
Egg Drop Procedure

(1) Students entering the Egg Drop Competition can submit their egg package to the judges at the Egg Drop site in the Centennial Building (Fair Park) at any time between 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, November 17th. 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 40 grams will be disqualified. Students may resubmit their entry if the egg drop 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, home telephone number, and grade group.

(6) Judges will hold the tag when dropping the egg package.

(7) Judges, at their discretion, will test each egg package that qualifies. Judging will begin at 12:30 PM, Sunday, November 18th and will continue until all the entries are evaluated.

(8) The winner of the contest will be the contestant who designs a package that will safely protect the egg during the fall, and arrives on the ground in the shortest period of time.

(9) The winners in each grade group will be notified on the Winston Science web site.
Dropping Height

To encourage greater participation in this year’s Egg Drop Competition, we will be altering the height of the egg fall, depending on Grade Groups.

Grade Group I - (9-12th) Grades
8 meters

Grade Group II - (6-8th) Grades
6 meters

Grade Group III - (1-5th) Grades
4 meters

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