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Teach Engineering: Design a Bicycle Helmet ActivityTeach Engineering: Design a Bicycle Helmet Activity
Publisher
TeachEngineering
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Science
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Activities & Projects
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Lexile Measures
1030L
Activity

Teach Engineering: Design a Bicycle Helmet

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The goal of the activities is for students to understand the basics of engineering associated with safety products. Using a bicycle helmet helps to protect the brain and neck during a crash. In order to do this effectively, helmets must have some sort of crushable material to absorb the shock of a collision and a strap system to ensure that the protection stays in place. The exact design of the helmet will depend on the needs and specifications of the user. In this activity students will be introduced to the biomechanical characteristics of helmets. They will be asked to incorporate these characteristics into designs for helmets for various applications.

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Concepts

biomedical engineering, engineering, engineering design, stem, biomechanics

Additional Tags

biomechanical, biomedical engineering project, crushable, expanded polystyrene, material engineering project, material properties, materials engineering, safety products, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, polyester terephthalate, teachengineering, biomedical engineering projects, materials engineering projects

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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