Sudden Impact - Forces, Motion and Energy
Science 6 Unit 3 – created by K Crossley 2/3/10
with thanks to Diane Omans, Tilden MS
Crumple Zones
How Stuff Works: How Crumple Zones Work
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/safety-regulatory-devices/crumple-zone.htm
NOVA: Escape Through Time - This website describes how brakes, windshield, seat belt, air bags and crumple zones developed in cars.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/escape/timecar.html
Autoevolution: How Crumple Zones Work
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/how-crumple-zones-work-7112.html
Absolute Astronomy: Crumple Zone
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Crumple_zone
American Chemistry Council: Physics in the crumple zone…
http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plastics/doc.asp?CID=1080&DID=6585
Autotropolis: Crumple Zone
http://www.autotropolis.com/wiki/index.php?title=Crumple_Zone
Bumper Design
SAE International: Limitations of Current Bumper Designs and Potential Improvements (this is an abstract of the full paper; you DO NOT need the full paper) http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2005-01-1337
Hendrickson International: A company that builds bumpers for trucks
http://www.hendrickson-intl.com/products/components.asp
Smart Money: Why are car bumpers so ineffective?
http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/autos/why-are-car-bumpers-so-ineffective-23466/
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Bumper Performance in Low-Speed Crash Tests
Small Cars: http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr090408.html#table
Midsize Cars: http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr030107.html#table
Accident Information
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Fatal Crashes Involving Young Drivers
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811218.PDF
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Highway Loss Data Institute
http://www.iihs.org/
Energy Worksheets
Researching Energy- Become an Expert worksheet - By completing the reading at the website below, you will extend your knowledge of energy and the importance of energy to your everyday life.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/science/formsofenergy.html#efficiency
Energy Transformations - Diagrams and Discussion worksheet - Use the Web site below or other resource to extend your knowledge of energy and the importance of energy to your everyday life.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/science/formsofenergy.html#forms
Physics
Physics Scavenger Hunt – You will use the links in this webquest from Science Spot to find answers to the physics questions asked.
http://sciencespot.net/Media/physscavht.pdf
Examples and Simulations – Do NOT click on “Download” – click on Run Now!
Moving Man - In the “Moving Man” simulation students can learn about position, velocity, and acceleration graphs. The students can move the little man and plot his motion or set the position, velocity, or acceleration or set the simulation to move the man.
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=The_Moving_Man
Arena of Pain - Students can learn about position, velocity, and acceleration in the "Arena of Pain".
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Maze_Game
Energy Skate Park - Students can learn about conservation of energy as they build tracks, ramps and jumps for a skater and view the kinetic energy, potential energy and friction as he moves.
PhET Energy Skate Park - Conservation of Energy, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy
The Ramp - Students explore forces, energy and work as they push household objects up and down a ramp. Graphs exhibit forces, energy and work.
PhET The Ramp - 1D Motion, Friction, Force, Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy
