The Impossible Egg Crush Experiment (like what we did in class today)

If your children come home today talking all about how we tried to crush eggs in our hands today, this video might give you some perspective about the experiment we did today.

The purpose was learning about the shape of the egg, and how it is designed to hold up against pressure (like the mother hen sitting on it) without cracking.  Many of the students guessed that they COULD crack the egg, but only 1 student was actually able to.  The kids really liked it when one of the parents was able to crack her egg, and the mess splattered all over me!!

Anyways, I hope you enjoy this video, and maybe do a followup at home where you let your child recreate the experiment, and explain to you what it going on.  Have a great weekend!!
-Mr. Linnet