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Follow on Google News | Students Mix Fun and Learning at Egg Drop ChallengeBy: Apache Junction Unified School District Dozens of eggs, packaged in a variety of ways, were tossed from the bucket of a 50-foot crane. Students were tasked with designing a structure for their egg to be dropped without breaking. The packaging included a variety of options including a Styrofoam ice chest, foam padding, balled up newspaper in a box, cushioning from a dissected Nerf football, balloons and handmade parachutes to slow the egg's descent to the ground, and a cluster of straws circling the outside of the package to minimize the landing impact. Dr. Krista Anderson, Apache Junction Unified School District superintendent and Jay Nelson, a firefighter/ Students received bracelet charms for participating in the event and additional charms if their egg survived the fall without cracking. STEAM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) For more information about AJUSD call 480-982-1110, or visit www.ajusd.org or www.facebook.com/ End
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