In 6th grade at Seton there are a number of traditions to end the year (May Crowning, egg drop, Niagara Falls field trip, Godspeed, etc.) The ending for our family after being at Seton for 12 years will definitely be different during Covid-19.
Last night, Blaise let his egg drop go from a second floor window in our house and we videotaped it. The videos will all be shared with the entire school.
Did his egg break? Well before I get to that I have to comment on the determination. Both of my guys (and I wonder where they get this from?) get an idea in there head and they want to see it through. Blaise didn't want to do like every other student and make his egg drop out of a box. He watched a video where the guy used straws in a triangular shape and insisted that was what he was going to do. Numerous straws, lots of tape (regular and duct) later . . . the egg broke.
There was disappointment BUT there was so much learning. He commented afterwards that Mrs. K won't take off any points because the egg broke it is more about what you put into your design. And they do a follow-up lab report and I love that he recognized the design in triangular shape would have worked better if it was larger. We should test it out . . .
