Ready for Impact
Youth explore how well different materials protect against impact.
Youth Will Know
- A space glove must protect against impact hazards.
- Some materials are better than others at protecting against heavy moving objects.
Activity Downloads
A3_Ready_for_Impact_Educator_Guide
Ready for Impact Educator Guide
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A3_Ready_for_Impact_Engineering_Journal
Ready for Impact Engineering Journal (English)
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A3_Ready_for_Impact_Engineering_Journal_Spanish
Ready for Impact Engineering Journal (Spanish)
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Setup
The Educator Guide has a script, materials list, and prep directions. It will take about 25 minutes to prepare for this activity.
- Post the EDP Poster.
- Get the Message from the Duo ready.
- Post Testing Results chart and add an Impact column (Educator Guide p. 46).
- Set up the Materials Table.
- Fill two containers with 100 washers each and tape lids on.
- Prepare demo glove with 5 spaghetti pieces.
- Set up testing stations (skewer taped to aluminum tray, spaghetti, testing weights, ruler).
Guiding Question
Which materials are good at protecting against impact?
Youth Will Do
- Test and compare how well different materials protect against impact hazards, specifically damage from heavy moving objects.
Did you know?
Some construction gloves have rubber tread like a shoe to protect workers from impacts with falling tools, construction materials, and the moving parts of equipment.
Quick Tips
For language learning, pair youth purposefully to encourage the best possible environment for collaboration
Emphasize the analogies:
- The spaghetti represent bones in a hand
- The skewer represents a tool
- The washer container represents a falling rock
Glossary
Impact: the act of one thing hitting another
Audio
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Activity Timing
5 min
Present the Message from the Duo
10 min
Set the Stage
25 min
Ask: Which Material Is Best?
10 min
Reflect
50 min
Total