Energy challenge

Horn Elementary fifth graders were given an engineering challenge: Apply what you know about energy (potential, kinetic and conservation) to solve the problem of dropping precious cargo (an egg) accurately and safely, without breaking it. Students worked in groups to design, build and test their devices. Pictured (from left) are the winners of the challenge: Samara Duran, Lindsay Huynh, Taylor Brewer, Sanjna Pandit, Julia Lizee, Ashley York, Jack Neumayr, Juliana Morales, Reagan Brown and Ajeet Nagi. Their cargo landed safely when dropped six feet from the ground.

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