Safe Landing

This modified version of the classic egg drop project challenges students to identify different problems, any of which - if properly solved - can achieve the same goal (the cup lands upright with the ping pong ball inside). Students will use the Duncker Diagram introduced in this unit to explore the initial problem (The large impact force experienced during the free-fall landing causes the ball to bounce out of the cup) and a reframed problem, brainstorming solutions for each using the solution development strategies from module 3.