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=What is the best insulator for a falling egg??=


 * The hypothesis of this experiment was that bubble wrap would protect the egg the best from breaking out of the other insulators. The other insulators we used were marshmallows, packing peanuts, and newspaper.====


 * To do this experiment, fill a plastic bag with one of the insulators and an egg. Then drop the bag with the egg in it off a balcony three times and see how damaged the egg is. Rate the egg 1-5 based on the damage. 1 is the least damage and 5 is the worst damage. Then, do these steps for all of the insulators being tested. You should have multiple trials for each of the insulators.


 * When we were finished with the experiment, we found out that marshmallows did the best then packing peanuts, then bubble wrap, then newspaper. Our hypothesis was incorrect. We think that because marshmallows were the smallest insulator we used, more could fit into the bag and that helps make a cushioned fall.


 * If you do this project, make sure you surround the egg completely with the insulator, so there are no exposed spots. This will help protect the egg. Also, make sure you have a lot of energy because you'll be running up and down stairs to get the egg a lot, since you're droping it off the balcony! :)


 * If you want to take this project to the next level, you can use different kinds of bird eggs and you would see which shell was the strongest. You could also try different insulators or different sized marshmallows, since marshmallows worked the best.


 * We would do this project again because it was really fun and we learned a lot of different things about eggs and insulators. We also know now to pack delicate items with marshmallows if you're mailing something through the post office.