European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 18, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 project eggs 7th-graders on of new Heights of discovery   Bureau Lan Stuhl Germany Theodore Rushman 13, scientist and , watched anxiously As his teacher Ihrck his class project offa 12-Slory build ing. Rushman had carefully packed a raw egg Between two thick pieces of sponge. The sponges tit snugly in a Box that he mummified with Green duct ape. The difference Between a Good Grade on the project and a nol so Good Grade rested on the shape of the egg after a free fall ram the lop floor of a High Rise in Lan Stuhl. In the heal of the moment Rushman tossed professional detachment aside. Don l crack he cheered his egg All the Way to the spot where it splattered on the parking lot. Forgive his enthusiasm. Remember it was a High stakes game. Seventh Grade science students at Kaiserslautern Junior High school were Given the Lask of designing a Shockproof package for an egg. Of 127 packages in Lerud in the first round 31 had survived a two Story loss from the Junior High school teachers lounge the expert egg packers then gathered tuesday at the foot of . Housing on a Hill outside Kaiserslautern for the ultimate test. Simply making it to the final round was Worth 25 Bonus Points. An Una racked Shell after the last round earned an additional 50. First a few failures from the two Story drop. Jello for instance May he a Good dessert but it s a terrible Shock absorber. Shaving Cream proved wholly inadequate As Well. While a sponge worked Fine in Low level tests. Ruih Man discovered in offered Tittle Protection in a 12-Story drop. Bread dough failed completely As did Cee wrap Ped in Cotton wrapped in rubber bands. The purpose of this was la teach them scientific procedure said so incr teacher Annette Chapman. I wanted one activity that would be fun demand creativity and be stimulating. And through it they Learned to formulate a hypothesis find the material they need use he proper procedure find lest their hypothesis after the final drop Only 10 of 31 eggs survived. Among 50-Point winners foam rubber appeared to be lie Cushion of Choice with air filled plastic bubbles the next most popular pack my. A carefully wrapped Ace Clastic Bandage also did the trick. Mark Skutt took an unusual path to the Bonus Points he stuffed the egg in a sock and suspended it in the Center of a Hamster Treadmill. One budding scientist unafraid of scornful laughs taped empty balloons All Over the outside of his Box it was supposed to slow in Down he said. It did t. The students began the project almost six weeks ago with trial runs at Home followed by the first drop and the final judgment Al Lan Stuhl each test required a pc made package that look up to five hours to construct Tnomas Van Dalsen said. But Sci chm graders have a Way of seeing past the enormous difficulties of a Lask and Honing in instead on the ultimate rewards such scientific exploration can offer. In was Worth a Grade Adam Rosenbaum said. Is photos by Dave Didio eggs by science letter Annette Chapman drops containers of eggs from the 12th door of High Rise. Kutu Huck left photo and son Stephen examine the remains of the egg dropped in Stephen s Container. Other students at right display the eggs hat survived the fall