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Engineering Safety Helmets
Middle School
Motion & Stability
Camps/STEM Classes
Students design helmets to protect the brain in a crash.
unit Overview
Youth use the Engineering Design Process to design helmets to protect the brain in a crash test. They learn about the functions of the brain and the impacts of concussions.
- 7 activities
- 50–60 Minutes per activity
Standards Alignment
We’ve developed each EiE unit with careful attention to educational standards in both science and technology/engineering.
unit Resources
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Youth are introduced to engineering and the Engineering Design Process as they work in teams to engineer a wall that will support Humpty Dumpty.
Youth play a Technology Trivia game that guides them to think about the breadth of technology.
Youth investigate ways to protect fragile pasta from breaking upon drop impact.
Youth learn about the lobes of the brain and the functions they control and identify the impacts of concussions by simulating the symptoms of a severe concussion.
Engineering teams plan, create, and test their first helmet design.
Teams improve their designs to better meet the criteria.
Youth communicate their work to each other and to visitors.
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