Ablative Shield Egg Data Sheet

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by heather mahon (berk)

Ablative Shield Challenge

Team Name:  __________________________                        Team Number: ______

Team Members:        ____________________________________          Job:   _______________________

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Ablative Shield Challenge  - Team Jobs

        Challenge Captain

  • Keep the team on task
  • Make sure everyone’s ideas are heard
  • Get everyone to come to a decision
  • Record ALL information on the data sheet for the team
  • See the teacher or contact other teams, if needed
  • Get involved!  Talk, do AND listen!

        Materials Master

  • Gather materials for the team – purchase supplies from head contractor
  • Make sure supplies and resources are kept tidy and are put away
  • Make sure project and supplies are stored properly at the end of each class so that they are safe until the next day
  • Get involved!  Talk, do AND listen!

        Testing Coordinator

  • Coordinate tests needed to check success for the team
  • Decide when tests of ideas are needed during the challenge
  • Run the tests on Test Day
  • Make sure Challenge Captain knows what data to record during Test Day
  • Get involved!  Talk, do AND listen!

        Chief Architect

  • Coordinates building for the team
  • Decides which ideas to build during the challenge
  • Suggest to the Testing Coordinator when a test might be needed during a challenge
  • Make sure the team is building safely at all times and according to the design plans.
  • Get involved!  Talk, do AND listen!

        Rapid Reporter / Time Keeper

  • Share the ideas used by team when presenting to the entire group
  • Explain the solution the team used to solve the challenge
  • Explain challenges faced by the team during the challenge
  • Answer any questions from teacher/classmates about the challenge
  • Follow the time constraints provided in the challenge
  • Make sure team is using time wisely
  • Get involved! Talk, do AND listen!

        EVERYONE

  • Should help with cleaning up your work space
  • Is a Trouble Shooter
  • Read Instructions
  • Suggest ways of solving problems
  • Think of resources the team could use to solve problems.

Ablative Shield Challenge

Requirements, Limits, and Constraints

  • Create a Thermal Protection System (TPS) out of only the supplies available.
  • You have a budget of 100 Credits.  If you go over your budget, your TPS will be disqualified.
  • The abilities of each design will be tested with a blowtorch.
  • A layered design model must be drawn and approved by the Engineering Specialists (AKA: teachers) before any supplies are purchased.                
  • The TPS must be NO THICKER than 1 cm.                                        
  • The TPS must weigh LESS THAN 45 grams.                                                
  • The TPS will be secured to the test stand using clamps and the “Eggstronaut” will be placed BEHIND it on the stand, touching the TPS.
  • The TPS must protect their “Eggstronaut” for 3 minutes from the blowtorch (approximately 3500oF)                                
  •  “Eggstronauts” will then be removed from the stand and cracked to see how much damage was done by the heat. The goal is to have a completely raw “Eggstronaut”.

Ablative Shield Challenge

Record and Scoring Sheet

Ablative Shield Budget is 100 Credits

SuppliesCredits (Cost) per ItemQuantity WANT – (Student Record/Tally Here)Quantity USED – (Teacher Record/Tally Here)Total Credits Used per Supply (TOTAL AT END)
1 Small ContainerFree1Free
3”X3” Large Steel30
1 Tbs of Spackle30
½ Sheet of Lasagna30
5 Cotton Balls30
½ of a Sponge15
½ of a Steel Wool15
3”X3” Square of Cork15
3”X3” Square of Window Screen15
3”X3” Square of Copper Mesh15
3”X3” Square of Paper5
2 ft of Acrylic Yarn5
2 ft of Cotton Yarn5
3”X3” Square of Felt5
3”X3” Square of Aluminum Foil5
Total Credits Used =
Score for the Shield is:100 – Total Credits Used =

Take Shield to an Engineering Specialist (teacher) to get officially measured once it’s built.  The Engineering Specialist must verify the measurements with their initials.

Thickness of Shield:  ______________ cm                 Engineering Specialist Initials

Weight of Shield:        _____________ grams        

ABLATIVE SHIELD SCORECARD

Did your “Eggstronaut” survive the re-entry?    Y    N

CriteriaCalculationsPoints Awarded
Unused Budget100 – Total Credits Used= + (plus)
Weight of ShieldWeight of Shield ________ grams– 2 pts per gram over 45 grams=-(minus)
Thickness of ShieldThickness of Shield ________ centimeters– 10 pts per ¼ cm over 1 cm=-(minus)
Survival Points200 pts. = The “Eggstronaut” is unscathed (SURVIVED) = no charring, no cooking, and it didn’t EXPLODE   100 pts. = The “Eggstronaut” has some charring but not cooked on the inside0 pts = The “Eggstronaut” is charred and cooked on the inside or it EXPLODE during testing= +(plus)
TOTAL POINTS=

Layered Design Model

Side-View of Shield:  Be sure to label all materials used.  Also identify which side will face the blowtorch and which side will be touching the “Eggstronaut”.

Description of Shield:  Be sure to identify amounts of all materials used.

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