Train Parts

Foam Board Architecture

Mr. Pondrom requested a Jacuzzi, Spanish Long house with orange tiles. amd a basketball court.

Note: Mr. Pondrom loves America. 

Egg Drop Challenge

design for the egg drop challenge

We used:

Straws
Bubble wrap
Tape
String
Plastic Trashbag

 Our Design also fit into an altoids box!

-Create a sketch of one possible solution. Include labels.
-Create a sketch of another possible solution. Include labels.
-Create a sketch of a third possible solution. Include labels.

Generate a list of materials required for build day.

-Your materials fit inside a printer paper box
-Your materials fit inside a shoe box
-Your materials fit inside a cigar box
-Your materials fit inside an Altoids box

-Your materials weigh less than 500 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 300 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 200 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 150 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 100 grams.

Here's a video of our egg drop

-Your solution takes more than 2 seconds to hit the target!
-Your solution takes more than 3 seconds to hit the target!

-Your egg didn't break in any way! (awarded three times)
-You hit the butcher paper! (We did not hit it on the video, but we did after a re-drop!)

-Help set up the Bullseye.

Total Achievements claimed: 20

Egg Drop Challenge

     In this week's challenge we had to drop an egg down at least 15 feet, without it breaking. We made a parachute and a case so the egg would drop safely.

- What commercial most caught your attention this year? Use html code to embed the video on your blog. 
I thought this commercial was very funny.

- What about the commercial made it memorable? 
The goat scream makes me laugh every time I hear it.

- How much does it cost to air a commercial during the super bowl? 
Probably hundreds of thousands of dollars.

- What other expenses go into producing a commercial? What kinds of costs might these activities incur? (there's not a "right" or "wrong" answer for this, do some google research and justify a value) 
Other expenses may go into finding actors, animals, etc.

- How many "widgets" (whatever the company is selling) will the company have to sell to cover the cost of their commercial? Share some math that justifies your answer. 
I think that if 

- Do you think this add will cover it's costs directly (sell as many "widgets" as it cost to produce and air)? Does a superbowl add have value beyond direct sales that it generates?

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