Nora Pulhuj, 6, receives help from dad, Michael Pulhuj, to lift her egg parachute over the railing.
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Nora Pulhuj, 6, receives congratulations from her dad, Michael Pulhuj, after her egg landed without a crack. At right is Sandy Briner, a STEM Education Associate at I.S. The Pulhujs live in Monclova.
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Jack Florek, 8, of Springfield Township, concentrates on twisting pipe cleaners that are part of his egg's parachute.
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Jack Florek, 8, of Springfield Township is temporarily dejected after his egg cracked on the first go-round. He would make another device.
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Ian Pulhuj, 9, and his dad, Michael Pulhuj, both of Monclova, work on Ian's egg-cradling parachute.
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Ian Pulhuj, 9, and his dad, Michael Pulhuj.
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Some of the materials available to create the egg's protection.
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After a dry run, Michael Pulhuj, of Monclova, left, talks with his daughter Nora Pulhuj, 6, about any problems and necessary improvements she observed. At center, standing, is Michael Pulhuj's nephew Jack Florek, 8, of Springfield Township.
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Nora Pulhuj puts the finishing touches on the device.
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Jack Florek considers the distance the egg has to drop as he creates his device.
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