Our last brain-related activity was to design a helmet that would protect our egg pilot in a fall. The shell, I told them, was his skull; the egg white and yolk was his brain. Then I left the kids to it!
LD designed a balloon-encased egg protector.
DD designed a construction paper protective cloak:
Mom designed a cotton ball-play dough helmet:
Then it was time for the big drop:
We checked to see which egg pilots survived.
DD's made it through unscathed:
Mom's design was a bust:
LD's egg pilot survived and lived to see another fall (and another and another!)
LD designed a balloon-encased egg protector.
DD designed a construction paper protective cloak:
Mom designed a cotton ball-play dough helmet:
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We checked to see which egg pilots survived.
DD's made it through unscathed:
Mom's design was a bust:
LD's egg pilot survived and lived to see another fall (and another and another!)













Looks like fun. We used to do this when I taught a summer science camp :)
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love it. This is the best brain involving activity that I have seen so far. Can't wait to do it with my little scientist. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
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Ewa