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Egg-ceptional experiment By Stephanie Creech | Daily Times Senior Writer The tape securing Jordan Robinson's shoe box broke on impact when it hit the cement sidewalk at New Hope Elementary School Monday morning. When the box lid opened, part of the egg crate foam Jordan chose for cushion popped out releasing his raw egg. The egg rolled on the cement. The shell cracked but did not break. "Well, I didn't really see it," Jordan said after he'd collected his box and egg. "I thought it was a piece of my box." Jordan and his fellow fifth-graders packed raw eggs in different boxes and containers then watched as Principal Eddie Hicks dropped their boxes from the school's roof. Hicks called each child's name before he released their container. Some containers fell straight down while others rolled. A few containers even bounced. Hicks flipped some and released others in a twirl. Dropping the eggs marked the culmination of the students' study of the physics of motion, gravity, force and velocity. "I bet my mom will be happy," Jordan said as he looked at his egg. Jordan had considered using a pizza box but decided to use a shoe box found in his brother's closet. Eleven-year-old Delante Hall had also practiced dropping an egg at home. But Delante admitted his practice test had consisted him tossing his box in the air not dropping it from a roof. Still, as he waited for Hicks to drop his box, Delante seemed confident. "It's a good time for science, gravity and motion," he said. In addition to boxes, students chose plastic and foam containers. There was even a metal can. The packing material ranged from bubble wrap to cotton balls to foam and pine straw. The students saw that floating eggs in water definitely didn't work. Hicks dropped two plastic containers filled with water at the same time. Water and egg splattered across the cement when one of the containers broke on impact. The second container remained intact but the egg broke. "It was very awesome," Annika Little said of watching Hicks drop her box. "Hopefully, it won't be cracked." Annika, 10, held her box under her arm and waited. The students couldn't open their boxes and check on the condition of their egg until they returned to their class. Annika used bubble wrap and cotton balls to cushion her egg. "It's a perfect fit," Annika said of the shoe box she chose. Annika hadn't done a test at home. Annika admitted she'd waited until the last minute to put her project together. "I learned about gravity," Annika said. "I learned about force. I learned a lot of motion and that's it." creech@wilsontimes.com | 265-7822
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