Question

Suppose you need to design a parachute system to help a remote camera land safely at the bottom of a cave. The camera will drop from a height of one story. It has a mass of about 500 g. A carton of eggs inside a box will model the camera. For your test to be successful, none of the eggs can break when the box lands. You may use string, plastic bags, paper, and any fabrics you have to make a model parachute.

Identify the criteria and constraints. Describe your model and draw a picture of it. Describe how you could test your model and what you would do after the first test.
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Answer 1

The criteria for a successful parachute system are that it must be able to safely land the camera without breaking any of the eggs. The constraints are that the parachute must be made using only string, plastic bags, paper, and fabrics, and the camera must be modeled using a carton of eggs.

One possible model for the parachute system could be a square parachute made of paper or fabric, with strings attached to the corners of the parachute. The camera (represented by the carton of eggs) would be attached to the center of the parachute.

To test the model, we could drop the parachute and camera from a height of one story (or a similar height) and observe whether the eggs break upon landing. If the eggs do not break, the parachute system is considered successful.

After the first test, we could make changes to the design of the parachute (such as changing the shape or size, or adding more strings) and test it again to see if it performs better. We could continue making and testing different designs until we find a parachute system that meets the criteria and constraints.