Vehicle Kinematics & Safety Design Project-Based Learning Activity | Physics | Grades 9–12

Vehicle Kinematics & Safety Design Project-Based Learning Activity is a project-based learning activity for high school Physics (grades 9–12) on Vehicle Kinematics & Safety Design.

Pairs with: Vehicle Kinematics & Safety Design Slide Show Presentation; Vehicle Kinematics & Safety Design Guided Notes; Vehicle Kinematics & Safety Design Lesson Quiz; Vehicle Kinematics & Safety Design Unit Test.

Sample item: “Driving question: Can your team design a sled nose and barrier that keeps the average crash force at or below 3,000 N at 12.0 m/s - and prove it with a prediction, a test, and an energy check?”

What's inside: Project Based Learning Activity (editable .pptx + PDF, 13 slides).

Standards: HS-PS2-1 — Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. HS-PS2-3 — Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision.

Resource type: Project-Based Learning Activity. Format: editable Microsoft PowerPoint file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Students work through the project stations over several class periods, ending with a product they present. Built for high school Physics, grades 9–12.

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