1. The Physics of Car Safety

2. Starter :
In pairs or small groups you have 3 minutes to produce a list or a mind map showing as many car safety features as possible...

3. Self Study.... Presentations
Split into 7 groups of 2

4. Each of the 7 groups working on one of the following areas:-
Air Bags
Tyres
Crumple Zones
Seat Belts
Stopping Distances
Vehicle Bumpers
Collapsible Steering wheels

5. Resulting in a 3-5 minute presentation. Peer/Teacher marked as follows:
At least 3 fully identified references, (title, author, date, web address etc). Remember only a small % of human knowledge is on the internet!
Team work, time keeping, ability to take and answer questions. Clarity of speech. Professionalism.
Connect back to the mechanics you’ve learnt. Physics terminology, equations, data, results, evidence and graphs
Clear, easy to read and see. Uncluttered, logical structure. Titles, subtitles. Conclusion etc
Physics Content (30)
Visual Aspects (5)
Presentation Skills (5)
References (10)

6. Pupil and teacher marked :
Group
Physics Content/30
Visual/5
Presentation/5
References/10
Comments
Airbags
Tyres
Crumple Zones
Seatbelts
Stopping distance
Vehicle Bumpers
Collapsible Steering Wheels
What was the highlight from all of the presentations (other than your own!)
What would be the one thing that overall could be improved upon.

7. Any Questions?

8. Save presentation to a memory stick
For presentation on the 19th January 2010 (Two weeks time)