Egg race rules
19 Mar 2019
RULES OF THE GREAT EGG RACE 2019
- The egg-mobile must carry a chicken’s egg.
- The egg must be hard boiled.
- The egg-mobile is to be designed and built out of school.
- As far as possible, the egg-mobile must be made without help from grown ups.
- You may work on your own, in a pair, group or family, but the egg-mobile may only be entered for one class race.
- Each egg-mobile will have an independent run on the course.
- No mains electricity may be used to power or move your egg mobile.
- Batteries are allowed.
- No living creature may be used as an egg-mobile.
- If the egg-mobile uses its own source of power, it will be released from a slope. If it uses another source of power e.g. air, battery, it will start from a flat surface.
- Once your egg mobile leaves the start, you may not push it, pull it, control it or re-start it.
- Please do not use any glass in your design
- Each class has their own race. There are 3 winning categories for each class:
- The most beautifully decorated
- The most original design
- The greatest distance travelled
- The judges’ decision is final.
If you need advice about your egg-mobile or a piece of equipment that you don’t have at home, please ask a teacher.
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