05/20/2026
Mrs. Wagner’s 3rd grade class spent part of their afternoon at the Lied Irwin Public Library. We read The Good Egg by Jory John to help promote our summer reading theme, “Plant a Seed, Read.” The kids had a great conversation about what it means to be kind and “good,” along with ways they can show kindness throughout their day.
Our activity was an egg drop challenge! The students worked in pairs to complete four different challenges. The first challenge was pretty easy; they could choose 5 items to help keep their egg from cracking. The second challenge became a little trickier with only 3 items and 8 inches of duct tape to work with. The third challenge allowed just 2 items and no tape at all. For the final challenge, students could choose 1 item, along with either a pipe cleaner or a wingspan of yarn.
Three groups of boys managed to have their eggs survive all 4 challenges and amazingly, we only had three broken eggs in the library! The students showed great teamwork, creativity, and problem solving skills while testing their designs.
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