Egg+Car

== = **The Egg Car Activity** = = In this activity, students will apply what they learned about Newton’s first two laws of motion. Students will get into groups of two and build a wood car that can securely hold an egg while rolling off of a ramp. The students will be able to use different objects around the room such as popsicle sticks and rubber bands to build a car that can secure the egg. The egg symbolizes a person so the students must build a structure that secures the egg, but allows the egg to be able to “see” the road. = = = = After the students build the cars, they will take turns rolling them down the ramp. If their egg/car does not survive, then they must make modifications to it and try again. When each car succeeds, they can move on to the next part of the activity. =

= After the students successfully roll their egg/cars down the ramp without their egg breaking they will then write a 1-2 paragraphs explaining how Newton’s first two laws of Motion apply to the egg/car activity. After students will take turns sharing what they wrote and explaining to the class how they built their car, how it worked, what modifications they made, and what difficulties they had. =