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Physics 3
HS PS2-3 Design challenge: Impact reduction
Phenomenon
Car Crash Physics-the safety cage in video at 16.5 minutes IIHS
What did you discover that was new about car crashes and the car's structure?
How can you find out about the safety cage in your car?
Collisions and momentum
Reducing collision damage
HS-PS2-3 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision.
Performance Expectation
Grade: High School (9-12)
Prior Knowledge/Preview
Inquiry science
Printable activity
On-line activity Understanding car crashes IIHS
LAB experiments
Lab #1 Dart gun activity
Lab #2 Collisions with marbles
Lab #3 PhET collision simulation
Lab #4 Collisions and Crashes Madden plus Problems
Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
Applications and examples
Docking at the ISS
Lunar lander thrust calculation/ simulation
EXTENSION material for the curious
Larry’s right arm from crash-test dummy National Museum of American History Smithsonian Learning Lab-see image below
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