Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8
Subject
Engineering Design, Technology
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
The lack of atmosphere on the moon prevents the use of parachutes or aerobrakes to slow the descent of the payload. The design of the payload package is critical to ensuring that crew and supplies arrive intact. In this activity, students package a raw-egg payload so that it can be dropped and land without being destroyed. Students’ design must not include a drag device such as a parachute.
Lunar Base Supply Egg Drop Educator Page [84KB PDF file]
Lunar Base Supply Egg Drop Student Page [104KB PDF file]
This activity is part of the Lunar Nautics Educator Guide.