Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Physical Science, Physics
Type
Educator Guides, Lesson Plans / Activities
Students use the engineering design process to construct, test and analyze a prototype parachute designed to slow the descent of an egg and minimize the force of impact when landing, allowing the “eggstronaut” to land safely.
The educator guide has student sheets, background information, steps of the engineering design process, tips for capturing digital video and using a video analysis app, a scoring rubric, physics formulas and additional resources.
Eggstronaut Parachute Challenge Educator Guide (Grades 5-12)
Eggstronaut Parachute Challenge Educator Guide (Spanish Version)
Eggstronaut Parachute Challenge for Grades 3-4 (Activity Only)
Eggstronaut Parachute Challenge for Grades 3-4 (Activity Only – Spanish Version)
Eggstronaut Parachute Challenge Over Easy for Grades 5-12 (Activity Only)
Eggstronaut Parachute Challenge Over Easy for Grades 5-12 (Activity Only – Spanish Version)
This guide is part of the Next Gen STEM Commercial Crew Program series of educator guides. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program was formed to facilitate the development of a U.S. commercial crew space transportation capable of achieving safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the space station and low-Earth orbit.