The Eggstronaut Challenge
Your Egg astronaut is trapped on the International Space Station! You need to help it come back safely to Earth. Build a spacecraft and try to land the poor Eggstronaut safely without breaking it. Unleash your creativity and challenge your friends or family! Whose egg will survive the landing?
Explore and Build
Eggs are more than simply an ingredient in a recipe. Their fragility makes them ideal for science experiments too. Esplora’s egg drop challenge will inspire children and adults alike to explore various materials that will help them protect an egg when dropped from a high place. Just follow these steps:
- Create your Eggstronaut by decorating a raw egg and make it look like an astronaut.
- Choose the materials that you want to use for the spacecraft. Design it carefully so that it protects the egg from cracking. We suggest that you carry out some research on egg drop challenges for inspiration! Hint! You may need some of these items: bin bags or plastic bags, newspapers, leaflets or magazines, string, tape, scissors, packing material such as bubble wrap, rubber bands, recycled materials such as yoghurt cups, milk carton, cardboard and bottles.
- Test the spacecraft without the egg inside.
- Place your Eggstronaut in your spacecraft and go up on the roof or a high place in your home – Adult Supervision is required for this part.
- Drop the spacecraft.
Did the Eggstronaut crack or survive the landing?
For more guidance, you can download the Eggstronaut Challenge Activity Sheet