Name: ______________________________________ Date: _________________________

Mission : {Save Humpty Dumpty}

Mission:
Humpty Dumpty is about to take a great fall again. All of the Kings horses and all the
Kings men are busy tending to a national emergency a huge herd of goats has escaped
(again) from the Royal Farm. You are charged with building a protective container that
can keep an egg safe when dropped from goodness knows what height! Can you save
Humpty Dumpty from a sad fate? Are you up to the egg-spectations??!
Materials:
1 egg per team
Scissors and tape
4 other materials of your choosing from our recycled supplies
Design Rules:
You cannot change the egg. No boiling, cooking, or hollowing
out the egg!
The overall size of your design must fit into a standard shoe box.
All materials must be secure. Nothing can fall off when you drop it.
You must be able to easily put in and take out the egg from your container.
Designs must be labeled with your team name.
Available Prizes:
Best design (tie breaker: lightest design)
Most attractive design
Most creative team name
Objectives:

SWBAT define new vocabulary words based on context in reading passages and on hands-on experiments (gravity,
impact, protective)
SWBAT explain/demonstrate the effect of gravity on objects on earth
SWBAT identify methods of protective engineering in multiple contexts (car design, sports safety, etc.)
21st Century Skills (http://www.p21.org/about-us/p21-framework/261):
o Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate their own ideas in order to improve and maximize creative efforts
o Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams
o Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common
goal.

Name: ______________________________________ Date: _________________________

Mission : {Save Humpty Dumpty}

Team Name:

#____

Team Members:

Materials:

Weight of
project:

Scissors
Tape
1.
2.
3.
4.

Name: ______________________________________ Date: _________________________

Mission : {Save Humpty Dumpty}

Mission:
All of the Kings horses and all the Kings men are busy tending to a national emergency a
huge herd of goats has escaped (again) from the Royal Farm. Humpty Dumpty is able to
take a great fall and needs your help! You are charged with building a protective
container that can keep an egg safe when dropped from goodness knows what height!
Can you save Humpty Dumpty from a sad fate? Are you up to the egg-spectations??!
Design Rules:
You cannot ____________ the egg.
Your design must fit into a _____________.
You must be able to easily put in and take out the egg.
You must label the design with your team _______________.
Available Prizes:
Safest design
Best-looking design
Best-looking egg
Objectives:

SWBAT define new vocabulary words based on context in reading passages and on hands-on experiments (gravity,
impact, protective)
SWBAT explain/demonstrate the effect of gravity on objects on earth
SWBAT identify methods of protective engineering in multiple contexts (car design, sports safety, etc.)
21st Century Skills (http://www.p21.org/about-us/p21-framework/261):
o Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate their own ideas in order to improve and maximize creative efforts
o Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams
o Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common
goal.

Name: ______________________________________ Date: _________________________

Mission : {Save Humpty Dumpty}

Team Name:

#____
Team Members:

Type of safety gear

you want to build:

Materials:

Scissors

Tape
1.

2.

3.

4.