Egg drop competitions are a staple of high school and college physics classes. The goal is for students to build a device using bubble wrap, straws, or various other materials designed to hold an egg ...

May 18—STERLING — It was an egg-cellent day for science at Sterling's Lincoln Elementary School on Friday, when students were seen tossing eggs — all as part of a fun, hands-on experiment. As part of ...

The classic egg drop science experiment has gotten a big update, thanks to a new study. Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studied the best way to drop a chicken egg to prevent ...

The “egg drop challenge” is a rite of passage in science classrooms. The goal is simple: drop an egg from a height and try to keep it from breaking. The challenge is more than just messy fun — it ...

Foothill Tech’s physics students dropped their eggs this week at Ventura College (VC) for the annual project in physics class. With the students’ new physics techniques, they built contraptions to ...

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