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It's a crash test, Dummy

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A lesson plan for grade 8 Science

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This Science NetLinks lesson begins with an Internet exploration of how air bags in cars were developed to solve a very practical problem: saving lives in automobile accidents. It also examines some of the safety issues surrounding air bags. Students do a chemistry lab in which they mix baking soda and vinegar in a Ziploc® bag to recreate an air bag. Then students perform a crash test with a raw egg.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Science (2005)

Grade 8

  • Goal 4: The learner will conduct investigations and utilize technology and information systems to build an understanding of chemistry.
    • Objective 4.05: Identify substances based on characteristic physical properties:
      • Density.
      • Boiling/Melting points.
      • Solubility.
      • Chemical reactivity.
      • Specific heat.
    • Objective 4.06: Describe and measure quantities related to chemical/physical changes within a system:
      • Temperature.
      • Volume.
      • Mass.
      • Precipitate.
      • Gas production.