Mar 22, 2019 | Gravity, Lessons, Nervous System, Reaction Time, Speed
Think Fast, Act Fast AboutStudentsVocabularyTeachers Practice catching rulers to calculate reaction time and how far a car travels during a given reaction time. Key Questions How fast is your reaction time? How far can a vehicle travel during your reaction...
Mar 22, 2019 | Inference, Lessons
Distracted Driving Dangers AboutStudentsVocabularyTeachers Explore how different distractions affect the time it takes to complete a numbered finger maze. Key Questions How do different types of distractions affect the time required to complete a task? How can...
Mar 22, 2019 | Explore, Force, Inertia, Lessons, Mass
Not Your Average [Crash Test] Dummy NOTE: We’re field testing this lesson, which was written by Linda Cronin-Jones, Ph.D. to accompany the “Deep Dive with Dummies” video series. Please share your thoughts on our Feedback page. AboutStudentsVocabularyTeachers This set...
Mar 22, 2019 | Creep, Critical Stress Limit, Lessons, Strain, Strain Rate, Stress, Viscoelastic
Stressing Silly Putty AboutStudentsVocabularyTeachers Conduct stretch-tests on homemade silly putty to explore how engineers design more realistic crash test dummies. Key Questions How do crash forces apply stress to human tissue? How can stress-testing materials...
Mar 22, 2019 | Force, Lessons, Pressure, Stress
Stressing Over Pencil Pressure AboutStudentsVocabularyTeachers Use pencil push-tests to learn the difference between force and pressure and explore how safety features protect human bodies in a crash. Key Questions How can magicians lay on a bed of sharp nails...
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