WPS Pre-K Egg-cellent Experiments

4/3/2024

Berlin, MD – Last week, Worcester Preparatory School’s (WPS) pre-kindergarten class conducted two experiments with eggs as the key ingredient. Both experiments resulted in a great day of fun, all while students learned about the force behind gravity. On Friday, the class celebrated the completion of their studies with an egg hunt in the library.

In the "Inertia Egg Drop Experiment the Law of Inertia was tested. In this case, the egg stays at rest until the plate is moved, allowing gravity to take over. This pulls the egg straight down into the cup because there is no force to change the direction of the egg.

Up next was the "Humpty Dumpty Egg Drop Challenge" which had students, with help from their parents, create parachutes out of household supplies that would protect a hard-boiled egg during a fall and subsequent landing. Students dropped their parachutes from the top of the playground equipment, and not one egg cracked!

Founded in 1970, WPS is a private, independent Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 School, located in Berlin, Maryland. Approximately 500 students attend from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. For more information about WPS, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.

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WPS Pre-K teacher Mrs. Kim Zaccagnini and classmates give a drum roll as student Remi Moreland (Pocomoke City, MD) prepares to hit the pan during the Egg Inertia experiment.
WPS Pre-K student Cayman Wang (Bethany Beach, DE) is caught in action, hitting the pie pan, as the Law of Inertia takes over and the egg falls into the cup of water.
WPS Pre-K student Bella Baker (Salisbury, MD) drops her homemade parachute to test if Humpty Dumpty stays in one piece.
WPS Pre-K student Carter Nichols (Berlin, MD) and teacher Mrs. Kim Zaccagnini eagerly watch as his homemade parachute prepares for landing.
WPS Pre-K students Isabel Betz (Selbyville, DE) and Brooklyn Tunis (Ocean City, MD) had the best time at the school’s egg hunt.

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Worcester Preparatory School

508 South Main Street, Berlin, MD 21811

Phone: 410-641-3575 | Fax: 410-641-3586

Celebrating 50 years, WPS is an independent, college prep day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Located in Berlin, Maryland, the private school attracts an average of 500 students from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.