In our science class, we have been working on a fun and exciting project called the Egg Drop Parachute Experiment. We are currently in the stage where we are building our parachute. For our materials, we are using two pieces of an egg tray, a plastic bag, and some rope. These materials were chosen because they are lightweight, easily available, and strong enough to hold the egg securely while allowing the parachute to catch air and slow the fall.
Aim : How can we make a parachute that keeps an egg from breaking when it is dropped?
Before building our parachute, we did some planning and research to learn what makes a good parachute. We found out that a parachute works best when it has a large surface area to catch the air, which creates air resistance and slows down the fall. A good parachute also needs to keep the object balanced and secure so it doesn’t flip or break when it lands. For our design, were doing Jelly fish design, we used two pieces of an egg tray, one on the top and one on the bottom, to form a circle shaped container. We placed the egg inside this container to keep it safe. We then wrapped the egg tray with rope to hold the pieces tightly together so they wouldn’t fall apart during the drop. This helped protect the egg from breaking. We chose this design because it gave the egg a strong and safe space while also being light enough to work well with our parachute, which was made from a plastic bag. The plastic bag helped slow the fall by catching the air and increasing air resistance.
Yesterday, Tuesday May 27th, our class did the egg drop experiment. It was really fun and exciting. Everyone brought in their own designs to try and keep the egg from breaking when it was dropped from a high place. When it was our turn, we dropped our egg and it fell really slowly. I think it was because of the way we built our project. We used things like a parachute and soft padding to help slow it down. We were all watching closely as it fell. When it finally hit the ground, we checked right away and the egg didn’t break. We were so happy that it worked. Our design must have helped absorb the impact really well. It was a fun experiment and I learned a lot about gravity, air resistance, and how to protect something when it falls. In the end we won the competition for 
Slowest and Visual parachute in our class
Jellyfish group
Members : Tracy, Pamela, Noreen, Arhlene, Kerwin Lexi, Maximo