Byron Tedder's 8th Grade science class conducted an experiment entitled "The Egg Protector". Participants were instructed to build an egg protector using only rubber bands, paper clips, popsicle sticks, straws, an egg and tape. The objective was to be able to drop the egg in the egg protector from 3 meters without breaking or cracking the egg. Students were divided into two teams: boys vs. girls. Both egg protectors were successful. Students enjoyed performing the hands-on activity. It helped illustrate the engineering design process by using the universal systems model which consists of the goal, input, process, output, and feedback.
