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- Last Updated on Saturday, 29 October 2016 17:50
The science department at St. Elizabeth Elementary School in Pleasant Hills conducted an "egg-citing" experiment on Friday, October 14, and all were invited to come and experience science at play.
The experiment was called the Humpty Dumpty Egg Drop. Under the direction of Mrs. Susan Morgan, our middle school science teacher, students from our eighth grade class designed and modified containers to protect a raw egg from cracking or breaking after being dropped from a height of 20 feet.
In order to be successful, not only did the students have to make sure that the egg did not break after falling 20 feet, but they also had to open their containers and produce the unbroken egg within two minutes after impact. Although not all the egg launches were successful, students learned firsthand the importance of following strict scientific protocol and how to adapt their theoretical container designs to meet real world challenges.
The Humpty Dumpty experiment is just one of many interesting academic opportunities happening in our middle school science department. Currently students in grades 6 - 8 are hard at work on their annual science fair projects.
For more information on the exciting academic opportunities offered at St. Elizabeth Elementary, please contact the school office at 412-881-2958 or www.st-elizabeth.org.
