Momentum
Momentum Bashing 1
about 40 minutes
Use inclined ruler ramps to explore how mass affects a marble’s “bashing power.”
Egg Crash! Designing a Collision Safety Device
about 50 minutes
Build a paper landing-pad for a dropped egg to explore how airbags reduce crash forces.
Conservation: It’s the Law!
about 50 minutes
Use marbles and foam pipe insulation “track” to explore where energy “goes” during a collision.
Paper Car Crash!
about 2 weeks
As a culminating activity option, design, build, and crash an egg-carrying paper car to determine the most crashworthy design.
Project Pedestrian
about 150 minutes
As a culminating engineering activity option, design, build, and test pedestrian-safe bumpers for a toy car using wireless sensors.