I was attracted by the roars, a mix of applause, laughter, and collective sighs. Following the sound I found quite a few high school students milling about, and in front of some it looked like a pile of garbage. Some students were looking skyward though, and that’s just what I did. Click – prior knowledge helped me to know I was not looking at a pile of garbage but watching operation egg drop-in Shanghai! More students, three floors up, we’re preparing for the ultimate test – would the vessel they created safely shuttle their egg to the ground?
It’s a great activity, requiring creativity and teamwork, but like numerous scientists and inventors will tell you, there are many failures on the road to success, and the failures explained the sighs. The cheers and the laughter carried the day however, as these Chinese students enjoyed the experiment, just as do thousands of British Columbia students every year.
