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Subject: What should a student measure in the Jello Egg Drop Lab?

Date: Tue Apr 10 09:35:32 2012
Posted by Brian
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Glacial Drumlin Middle School
City: Cottage Grove State/Province: WI Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1334075732.Ph
Message:

A student asked why an egg doesn't break when dropped into jello.  Your response 
was excellent explaining that it has everything to do with inertia and density.  
However, if the student were to actually set this lab up and take measurements, 
what would should they measure?  How would they measure the inertia?

Thank you,

Brian Henry

[Moderator adds: This question seems to be referring to this answer (1334020632.Ph). -SM]


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