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Kids learn science of dropping eggs


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Caleb Miles, Nathan Francis, Jack Ostergaard, William Ostergaard, Jim Patterson and Camden Francis enjoy the egg drop exercise.


On Nov. 20, a group of local ho-


meschool children participated in an egg drop design contest in which they designed and constructed a container that would ideally protect a raw egg dropped from the fourth story of the firefighter training tower. Organized by Elliott and Cynthia


Francis of Mars Hill, the egg drop took place at the Weaverville Fire De- partment. Caleb Miles, age 10, of Woodfin,


constructed a glider from cardboard. Te glider was attached to a plastic container that held the egg, safely nestled in styrofoam. Nathan Francis, age 9, of Mars


Hill, wrapped his egg in styrofoam and cotton balls and secured it in a coffee can with cardboard taped around it. Jack Ostergaard, age 8, of Alexan-


der, secured his egg inside sponges and then taped small balloons around the outside of the sponges to aid a soft


landing. Camden Francis, age 7, of Mars


Hill, placed his egg inside a container with styrofoam pieces surrounding it and then placed a cardboard para- chute around it. Jim Patterson, age 7, of Alexander,


surrounded his egg with packing peanuts to cushion the impact and secured it all inside a large paper gro- cery bag that was intended to imitate an automobile’s crumple zones. William Ostergaard, age 6, of Al-


exander, nestled his egg amidst pillow stuffing inside a plastic bottle, with balloons tied to the top to slow the rate of descent. All but one of the designs success-


fully prevented the egg from break- ing. A few weeks before the actual egg


drop, the children all gathered at the fire station to learn about the scientific method as well as impact, force, and combustion. Tey learned that, simi-


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lar to a car accident, the egg would have three impacts: first, the impact of the container hitting the ground; second, the impact of the eggshell against the inside of the container; and third, the impact of the yolk and albumen hitting the eggshell. Te organizers helped everyone


understand that they can lessen the force of the impact by reducing the weight of the containers and/or speed of the fall. Te organizers then treated the stu-


dents to a tour of the Weaverville Fire Department. Te children wished to thank the


organizers and the fire department for their involvement with the exercise.


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ebrate Christmas with a celebration beginning at 6:30 pm on Dec. 10. Santa Claus will visit, and there will also be music and food. Donated toys and canned goods will be used for the community’s “Santa Helper Program.” Te Big Icy Community Development Club and the Big Ivy Historical Society is sponsoring the event. It will be held at the commu- nity center on Dillingham Road.


Tis week’s Hero of the Week is Weaverville Vice Mayor Dottie


Sherrill. Sherrill has been spearheading efforts to organize many town activities for years. Tis weekend she is once again leading the charge for the annual Weaverville Christmas Parade. Te planning and prep- aration of even the smallest of town-organized events can often go overlooked, so that is why the tireless work of Sherrill is worthy of recognition as this week’s Hero of the Week.


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