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This Can You Solve the Egg Drop Riddle? instructional video also includes:
100 floors, 100 Faberge eggs, one thief, and one escape vehicle. Young logicians put together what they know to determine how a thief can safely drop a fragile Faberge egg out a window of the city museum into her waiting truck and escape.
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Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
- Pause the video at 1:36 to provide viewers with an opportunity to find the answer to the riddle
- Challenge class members to work alone, in pairs, or in small groups to solve the riddles
Classroom Considerations
- Use after a study of search algorithms
Pros
- The resource includes a detailed explanation for how to use a search algorithm to solve the riddle
Cons
- None