Engineering the design of a car is a lesson in physics! Learners watch as the narrator describes how a car absorbs the impact during a crash. The instruction highlights acceleration and deceleration patterns and quantifies the amount of energy a car must withstand.

Concepts

fuel, gasoline, acceleration, energy, deceleration

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Lead a KWL activity to activate prior knowledge
• While watching the video, have pupils record any words they are not familiar with; discuss definitions as a class

Classroom Considerations

• Expects a familiarity with acceleration and deceleration

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Sketches are entertaining and hold viewers' attention
• Connects physics to a relevant real-life scenario

Cons

• None