Crash Scene Investigation

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Crash Scene Investigation

Description:

In this online simulation, students virtually help the highway patrol recreate a deadly crash by examining the evidence and calculating the forces.

Education Levels:

9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Patterns, Technology, Physical Sciences, Algebra, Functions

Resource Type:

Activity

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Edheads

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Keywords:

Car crashes, Collisions, Accidents, Speed, Crush evaluation, Police, Witnesses, Investigators, Forensic science, Square roots, Variables

Mediator:

Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

Edheads

Is Part Of:

http://www.edheads.org/activities

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Science

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Science (2002)

Scientific Inquiry

Doing Scientific Inquiry

2. Present scientific findings using clear language, accurate data, appropriate graphs, tables, maps and available technology.

Conforms To

National Science Education Standards (1995)

Content Standard A: Science as Inquiry

Conforms To

National Science Education Standards (1995)

Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Science and Technology in Local, National, and Global Challenges

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Science (2002)

Physical Sciences

Forces and Motion

25. Demonstrate the ways in which frictional forces constrain the motion of objects (e.g., a car traveling around a curve, a block on an inclined plane, a person running, an airplane in flight).

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Science (2002)

Scientific Inquiry

Doing Scientific Inquiry

4. Decide what degree of precision based on the data is adequate and round off the results of calculator operations to the proper number of significant figures to reasonably reflect those of the inputs.

Conforms To

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)

Number and Operations Standard

Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates

develop fluency in operations with real numbers, vectors, and matrices, using mental computation or paper-and-pencil calculations for simple cases and technology for more-complicated cases

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Science (2002)

Scientific Inquiry

Doing Scientific Inquiry

5. Summarize data and construct a reasonable argument based on those data and other known information.

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Mathematics (2001)

Number, Number Sense and Operations Standard

Computation and Estimation

4. Demonstrate fluency in computations using real numbers.

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Mathematics (2001)

Patterns, Functions and Algebra Standard

Use Algebraic Representations

10. Solve real-world problems that can be modeled using linear, quadratic, exponential or square root functions.

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Science (2002)

Scientific Ways of Knowing

Science and Society

10. Describe costs and trade-offs of various hazards - ranging from those with minor risk to a few people, to major catastrophes with major risk to many people. The scale of events and the accuracy with which scientists and engineers can (and cannot) predict events are important considerations.

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Mathematics (2001)

Measurement Standard

Use Measurement Techniques and Tools

5. Solve problems involving unit conversion for situations involving distances, areas, volumes and rates within the same measurement system.

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Science (2002)

Physical Sciences

Forces and Motion

22. Demonstrate that any object does not accelerate (remains at rest or maintains a constant speed and direction of motion) unless an unbalanced (net) force acts on it.

Conforms To

National Science Education Standards (1995)

Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Natural and Human-Induced Hazards

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Mathematics (2001)

Patterns, Functions and Algebra Standard

Use Algebraic Representations

3. Solve equations and formulas for a specified variable; e.g., express the base of a triangle in terms of the area and height.

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Science (2002)

Scientific Inquiry

Doing Scientific Inquiry

4. Explain why the methods of an investigation are based on the questions being asked.

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Science (2002)

Scientific Ways of Knowing

Science and Society

9. Explain how natural and human-induced hazards present the need for humans to assess potential danger and risk. Many changes in the environment designed by humans bring benefits to society as well as cause risks.

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Science (2002)

Scientific Inquiry

Doing Scientific Inquiry

4. Draw conclusions from inquiries based on scientific knowledge and principles, the use of logic and evidence (data) from investigations.

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Mathematics (2001)

Patterns, Functions and Algebra Standard

Use Algebraic Representations

5. Solve simple linear and nonlinear equations and inequalities having square roots as coefficients and solutions.

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Mathematics (2001)

Measurement Standard

Use Measurement Techniques and Tools

1. Solve problems involving derived measurements; e.g., acceleration and pressure.

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Science (2002)

Physical Sciences

Nature of Energy

12. Explain how an object's kinetic energy depends on its mass and its speed (KE=½mv²).

Conforms To

National Science Education Standards (1995)

Content Standard B: Physical Science

Motions and Forces

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Mathematics (2001)

Patterns, Functions and Algebra Standard

Use Algebraic Representations

8. Solve equations involving radical expressions and complex roots.

Conforms To

National Science Education Standards (1995)

Content Standard E: Science and Technology

Understandings About Science and Technology

Conforms To

Academic Content Standards K-12 Mathematics (2001)

Patterns, Functions and Algebra Standard

Use Algebraic Representations

11. Solve real-world problems that can be modeled, using systems of linear equations and inequalities.

Conforms To

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)

Number and Operations Standard

Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates

judge the reasonableness of numerical computations and their results

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