Lansing Middle School's Egg Drop Challenge Unites Science and Language Arts Students
Lansing Middle School's sixth-graders concluded their exploration of Gravity and Kinetic Energy with an Egg Drop Challenge on November 17th. In their experiment, students learned about energy transfer during collisions by designing a device that could effectively prevent an egg from breaking when dropped from a significant height.
During this same week, sixth-grade ELA students were studying newspaper articles by looking at the layout and ways in which the writers asked questions to make their pieces more informative and interesting. This research was done in preparation for interviewing their science peers to write their own articles. The ELA students focused on the 5 Ws (Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How) to formulate interview questions.
The intersection of science and language arts brought a unique dimension to the learning experience. The collaboration involved ELA students actively engaging with their science counterparts by conducting interviews.
During the experiment, the ELA students took on the role of observers, watching the science students as they tested their devices. Once each group dropped their egg containers, the ELA students conducted post-experiment interviews with their science counterparts.
The project was a huge success and made for a fun day of learning at Lansing Middle School! ELA finished their articles the week before Thanksgiving break.
Well done, Science Teachers Ms. Thomas and Ms. Holyfield, ELA Teachers Ms. Szmed and Ms. Baughman, and all of our sixth-grade scientists and investigative reporters!