The Egg-cellent Egg Launch

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Jennifer Ennis

The Egg-cellent Egg Launch

Time Frame: 4 weeks

Overview of Activity

In this activity, students will learn about and apply the Laws of Physics to successfully launch and land a raw egg. The activity frames the problem around designing and building a bottle rocket that will protect a raw egg being launched into the air at least seven meters. Resources included in this lesson are found at the bottom of this document and include:

Teacher guide
Physics note sheets on motion, speed, velocity, acceleration, momentum, force, friction, Newton’s Laws of Motion, potential and kinetic energy and gravity.
Egg Launch Instructions
Link to Bottle Rocket Launching Instructions
Links to videos
Post Assessment

Stage 1 - Desired Results

Big Idea(s)

Interactions between any two objects can cause changes in one or both of them.

PA Core Standards / Next Generation Science Standards
T & E Education	Science Education	Mathematics Education	CEW
3.4.8.C2 3.4.7.A1	S8.C.3.1 S8.C.3.1.1 S8.C.3.1.3	CC.2.2.8.C.2	13.1.8.A 13.3.8.B

Essential Questions

UEQ: What causes an object to move?
LEQ: What are Newton’s 3 laws of motion?
LEQ: What is the difference between an unbalanced and balanced force?
LEQ: What is the difference between average and constant speed?
LEQ: What are the two fundamental forces that exist in the universe and how do they affect objects?
LEQ: How do different forces affect the motion of an object?
LEQ: How does friction oppose a force to affect motion?
LEQ: What is mechanical advantage and how does it affect motion?
LEQ: How do simple machines affect the motion of an object?

Students Will Know

Students Will Be Doing

Content specific vocab

Science

Universal Law of Gravitation
Newton’s Laws of Motion 1 - 3
acceleration
deceleration
gravity
inertia
momentum
Newton
reference point/frame of reference
speed
velocity
air resistance
balanced forces
centrifugal force
centripetal force
fluid friction
force
friction
gravity
net force
rolling friction
sliding friction
static friction
unbalanced forces

Utilize and apply science vocabulary.
Explain how unbalanced forces cause motion.
Differentiate between Newton’s three laws of motion.

Apply Newton’s three laws of motion to real life situations.
Explain and calculate speed, velocity, acceleration, momentum and force.
Identify and apply the units involved with all calculations of motion and force.

Identify the different types of force (friction, push, pull, gravity) and how they affect the motion of an object.

Stage 2 - Evidence of Understanding

Assessments (Formative and Summative):

Performance Task(s)

Informal Formative Assessments

Observations, Calculations

Formal assessments on:

Motion and Speed Lab, Acceleration Lab, Momentum Lab, Friction Lab

Summative Assessments

Final Unit Test
Rocket built by each individual student

Launch and protect a raw egg in a bottle rocket.

Stage 3 - Lesson Learning Targets

Learning Activities: Learning targets are written from the students perspective. I can…These should lead up to answering the Essential Question(s).

Identify and apply the units involved with all calculations of motion and force.
Identify the different types of force (friction, push, pull, gravity) and how they affect the motion of an object.
Design a contraption to protect an egg in the bottom of a 20 oz bottle that is being launched in the air a minimum of 7m.
Describe how Newton’s Laws of Motion are being applied throughout the egg launch.
Solve equations for speed, velocity, acceleration, momentum and force

RESOURCES / LINKS

Activities	Presentations	Assessments
Bottle Rocket Launcher Egg Launch Instructions Physics Flipbook Instructions Physics Flipbook Notes - Filled in Physics Flipbook Notes - Blank for Students Vehicle Acceleration Lab	Egg Launch Lesson Overview Science Max Friction Video Science Max Newton’s Laws Video	Post Assessment Motion Calculations Quiz

Learning Goals

The Egg-cellent Egg Launch

Resources

Standards

Nebraska's College and Career Ready Standards for Science

Nebraska's College and Career Ready Standards for Science

Nebraska's College and Career Ready Standards for Science

Nebraska's College and Career Ready Standards for Science