Lesson Description
Students will investigate Newton’s third law of motion by completing an engineering design challenge to decrease the impact on an object. They will be designing a crash cushion to decrease the acceleration of a car crashing into the wall. Attached to this lesson you will find a slide deck and worksheet for the students to use.
Materials
- Paper
- masking tape
- Pocket labs G-force Car
Grade(s)/Age
7th Grade
Science Subject Matter
Science and Engineering Practices, Physical Sciences: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions (PS2)