2016GradesPreK-8TeamChallenge
TeamChallengeBrief–TheultimateEggHead!
Crash!Crack!Americanathletessuffer3.8millionsports-relatedconcussionseachyear.Weneed
YOUtohelpdesignanamazinghelmettoprotectanathlete’shead(arawegg)fromfallsandwhile
rollingacrosstheground.Thosehelmetsthatsuccessfullyprotecttheireggwillbeputondisplay
forMakerstovoteonwhichdesignsbestallowforvisibility,breathability,freedomofmotion,and
general,allaroundcool-ness.
Materials
Foreachdesignteamcanchooseanycombinationoftheseavailablematerials:
Cardboard,Maskingtape,DuctTape,Bubblewrap,otherWraps(plastic,aluminumfoil;waxpaper),
Paper(variousthicknesses),Tissuepaper,Straws(smallandlarge),Rubberbands,Papercups,
Styrofoamcups,packingpeanuts
AlongwithOneRawEgg
HelmetConstruction
Thestudentsdesignahelmettoprotecttheheadofanathlete,modeledbyarawegg.Thisfresh
lookattheclassiceggdropintroducesmuchdeeperthinkingintermsofdesigningasportshelmet
thatbothprotectstheheadandallowsforvisibilityandmobility.Thetestingprocedureisalso
uniqueandmaybestudent-designed.
ConstraintsandTestingParameters
Studentsdesignandbuildahelmetforanathletewithinthelimitsofmaterialsthat:
• Protectsthehead(egg)fromfallsfromanydirection.
• Testedwithaonemeterdropontoahardsurface.
• Protectsthehead(egg)fromarollontheground.
• Testedwitha“bowlingball”typerollatadistanceoftwometers.
Intheinitialdesignstages,studentscanchoosehowtotesttheirhelmet.Theymightstartwitha
tinydropofafewinchesorashortrollontheZloor.TheycanbuilduptotheZinaltests.
EveryhelmetthatpassestheZirsttwotestswithoutbreakingtheegg,willthenbeputondisplayat
theFaire.Eachhelmetwillbeassignedanumberandallattendeeswillbevotingonwhichdesigns
bestmeetthefollowingconstraints.
• Allowsforexcellentvisibilityinalldirections
• Allowsforbreathing(holewherethemouthis)
• Allowsforeasymovement(nottoobigortooheavy)
Thechallengecategoriesforvotingare:
• Droptest
• Rolltest
• Lightness/maneuverability
• Maximizingvisibility
• Appearance-coolfactor
• Flexibility
Thearetwosubmissioncategories.
• Oneforpre-constructedhelmetsmadeofanything
• Theotherusingprovidedmaterialsdesignedandbuilton-site
2016GradesPreK-8TeamChallenge
“ExpecttheUnexpected”HintsfortheEngineeringDesignProcess
Olderstudentsmayhaveexperiencedeggdrops.ThisisNOTaneggdrop.Theyneedtodesign
functionalhelmetsthatmodelcollisionsinsports,whichincludesdropping,rolling,andspinning
whiledropping.Keepthemfocusedonvisibilityandcomfort/lightness.
Eggswillbreakunexpectedly.Itcanhelptonotgiveouttheegguntiltheteamisready.Italsohelps
togivethemtheiregginaprotectivecontainer,likeinabowlpaddedwithpapertowels.Remindthe
studentsthattheyonlygettwoeggs,sotheyneedtobeverycarefulornotonlywilltheeggbreak,
butthematerialswillgetverygooey.
Atestingareacoveredinplastic(cutopentrashbagswork)makesclean-upeasier.Youcouldalso
havethemdoallworkwithraweggsoutside.
StudentsmayhaveadifZiculttimeimaginingtheirheadbeingliketheegg.Sometimeshelmetshave
verypoorvisibilityorarequitelarge.YoumaydecidethisisOKoryoumayneedtohelpthem
relate.Havingacardboardboxthattheycanwearmighthelpwithimagination.
GuidingQuestions
• “Doyouthinktheheadisprotectedfromallcollisions,fromanydirection?
• “Tellmehoweasyitwouldbetoseewhilerunningiftheeggwasyourhead.”
• “Couldyoudesignitwithlessprotectionsotheathletecouldseebetter?”
• “Tellmeaboutwhatitwouldfeelliketowearthishelmetiftheeggwasyourhead.”
AbouttheChallenge
HereattheShastaCountyMini-MakerFaire,therearenowinnersandlosers.Anythingthat’scoolis
fairgame,thoughsometimesit’sespeciallycooltotrytomeetatoughdesignchallengewithateam.
Thegoalistopushyourselfandyourteamtobethebestyoucanbe,notcompeteagainstothers.
Thankstothegenerosityofourmanysponsorstherewillbemanymanyawardsgivenoutfor
studentsthatenterthechallenge.
TeamsshouldexpecttobringtheirbridgestotheMakerFairebetween10amand2pmon
Saturday,November12th.WhenyoucometotheShastaCountyMini-MakerFaire,checkinatthe
EggHeadboothtobuildandtestyourhelmets.Pleasestickaroundtoseewhatotherfabulous
designsotherscreated.SpeciZicinformationwillbesenttoeachteamthatregistersinadvancevia
e-mailbyNovember1,2016.
Teamcomposition
1. Teamsshouldbecomprisedof2-6members.Mixedageteamsarewelcome.
2. Theoldestteammembershouldbenoolderthan8thgrade.Forhighschoolers,considerthe
“YouShallNotPasta!”challenge.
3. Adultsareencouragedtoprovidematerialsandspacetowork,facilitateconversations,teach
basicskills(suchashowtoworkwithducttape)anddesignprinciples(suchasexaminingreal
helmetsofdifferentkinds),andgivelotsofmoralsupport.BUTpleasegiveteamsthechanceto
tryandfailandtryagainontheirown.
**Note,theShastaCountyMini-MakerFairechargesanominaladmissionfeeforadultsand
childrentoattend.Ifcostisabarriertoyourparticipation,pleasecontacttheEducationTeamat
educators@makerfaireshasta.com,andwewilldoourbesttoZindasponsorforyou.**
Standards
2016GradesPreK-8TeamChallenge
NextGenerationScienceStandardsDisciplinaryCoreIdeas
PS2.A:ForcesandMotion
Eachforceactsononeparticularobjectandhasbothstrengthandadirection.Anobjectatrest
typicallyhasmultipleforcesactingonit,buttheyaddtogivezeronetforceontheobject.Forces
thatdonotsumtozerocancausechangesintheobject’sspeedordirectionofmotion.
Foranypairofinteractingobjects,theforceexertedbytheZirstobjectonthesecondobjectisequal
instrengthtotheforcethatthesecondobjectexertsontheZirst,butintheoppositedirection
(Newton’sthirdlaw).Themotionofanobjectisdeterminedbythesumoftheforcesactingonit.
NextGenerationScienceStandards
3-5-ETS1-1:DeZineasimpledesignproblemreZlectinganeedorawantthatincludesspeciZied
criteriaforsuccessandconstraintsonmaterials,time,orcost.
3-5-ETS1-2:Generateandcomparemultiplepossiblesolutionstoaproblembasedonhowwell
eachislikelytomeetthecriteriaandconstraintsoftheproblem.
3-5-ETS1-3:Planandcarryoutfairtestsinwhichvariablesarecontrolledandfailurepointsare
consideredtoidentifyaspectsofamodelorprototypethatcanbeimproved.
MS-LS4-4:Constructanexplanationbasedonevidencethatdescribeshowgeneticvariationsof
traitsinapopulationincreasesomeindividuals’probabilityofsurvivingandreproducingina
speciZicenvironment
MS-ETS1-1:DeZinethecriteriaandconstraintsofadesignproblemwithsufZicientprecisionto
ensureasuccessfulsolution,takingintoaccountrelevantscientiZicprinciplesandpotentialimpacts
onpeopleandthenaturalenvironmentthatmaylimitpossiblesolutions.
MS-ETS1-2:Evaluatecompetingdesignsolutionsusingasystematicprocesstodeterminehowwell
theymeetthecriteriaandconstraintsoftheproblem.
MS-ETS1-3.:Analyzedatafromteststodeterminesimilaritiesanddifferencesamongseveral
designsolutionstoidentifythebestcharacteristicsofeachthatcanbecombinedintoanew
solutiontobettermeetthecriteriaforsuccess.
CommonCoreMathStandards
2.MD.1Measurethelengthofanobjectbyselectingandusingappropriatetoolssuchasrulers,
yardsticks,metersticks,andmeasuringtapes.
StandardsforTechnologicalLiteracy(ITEEA)
TheNatureofTechnology
Standard1:Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingofthecharacteristicsandscopeoftechnology.
Standard3:Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingoftherelationshipsamongtechnologiesand
theconnectionsbetweentechnologyandotherZieldsofstudy.
Design
Standard8:Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingoftheattributesofdesign.
Standard9:Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingofengineeringdesign.
Standard10:Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingoftheroleoftroubleshooting,researchand
development,inventionandinnovation,andexperimentationinproblemsolving.
AbilitiesforaTechnologicalWorld
Standard11:Studentswilldevelopabilitiestoapplythedesignprocess.
2016GradesPreK-8TeamChallenge
Standard12:Studentswilldevelopabilitiestouseandmaintaintechnologicalproductsand
systems.
Standard13:Studentswilldevelopabilitiestoassesstheimpactofproductsandsystems.
TheDesignedWorld
Standard14:Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingofandbeabletoselectandusemedical
technologies.
Standard19:Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingofandbeabletoselectandusemanufacturing
technologies.