On Thursday, December 19 students from Wendy Olson and Shannon Palomaki’s Grade 7 Science classes figured out the best way to protect Humpty Dumpty.
Each year the students participate in the “Save the Egg” project. Students design a structure to protect the egg from a fall. Students can choose their materials and design a proactive case to help the egg best survive the force of the fall.
Test number one is to drop it from the top of the staircase at DVSS. Ms. Palomaki says typically about 80 per cent of the eggs survive the first test.
Eggs that endure this test go on to round two where they are tossed from the roof of the school. For the last 15 years, maintenance worker Bruce Gawdun has carried the egg cases up to the roof and lets them fly safely. Sadly this will be his last time serving in this capacity as he is retiring this coming spring.
Typically about 10-20 per cent of the eggs survive this test, and while Thursday’s results were not immediately available, it appears they bucked the trend with some unique protection cases proving their worthiness.
