Brain Saver Helmet Design Challenge
BRAIN SAVER
Watch as the egg is dropped and
discuss the following questions:
What happened?
What if the egg was your head, hitting the ground
in a fall while riding your bike or skateboarding?
What should you do to protect your head?
Engagemen
t
When is it important to wear a helmet?
Should you wear a helmet when:
Riding a bike? Reading a book?
Sleeping at night? Downhill skiing?
Snowboarding? Riding in a car?
Taking a walk? Rollerblading?
Playing hockey? Playing football?
Playing soccer? Swimming?
Taking a boat ride? Riding a horse?
Examine the real helmets and think about the
following questions:
What characteristics contribute to a good helmet?
Should it be large or small?
Heavy or light?
Soft or hard on the inside?
Soft or hard on the outside?
Engineers Working Together
Biomedical engineers
make sure helmet is
comfortable and effectively protects head during the
specific activity.
Materials engineers
design and select the best
materials
Mechanical engineers
design how it all fits together
and functions effectively
Design Challenge
Design a helmet that will protect an
egg “head” from injury when
dropped from the top of the ladder.
Helmet Requirements:
1.
Must measure 6 in or less on any
side
2.
Cannot use a parachute
3.
May cover whole egg “head”
Plan
As the teacher holds up the
materials.
Decide what materials you want to
use and draw a design for your
helmet.
You have 2 minutes for this process
Design
You have 15 minutes to build your helmet.
When you’re ready, test it.
At 7:35 clean up and discuss successes
and failures
Hope you enjoyed this
challenge!
World of helmet design with engaging activities like egg drop experiments, real helmet examination, and hands-on helmet building. Learn about helmet safety and design requirements while having fun in this interactive challenge.
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Engagement Watch as the egg is dropped and discuss the following questions: What happened? What if the egg was your head, hitting the ground in a fall while riding your bike or skateboarding? What should you do to protect your head?
When is it important to wear a helmet? Should you wear a helmet when: Riding a bike? Reading a book? Sleeping at night? Downhill skiing? Snowboarding? Riding in a car? Taking a walk? Rollerblading? Playing hockey? Playing football? Playing soccer? Swimming? Taking a boat ride? Riding a horse?
Examine the real helmets and think about the following questions: What characteristics contribute to a good helmet? Should it be large or small? Heavy or light? Soft or hard on the inside? Soft or hard on the outside?
Engineers Working Together Biomedical engineers make sure helmet is comfortable and effectively protects head during the specific activity. Materials engineers design and select the best materials Mechanical engineers design how it all fits together and functions effectively
Design Challenge Design a helmet that will protect an egg head from injury when dropped from the top of the ladder. Helmet Requirements: 1. Must measure 6 in or less on any side 2. Cannot use a parachute 3. May cover whole egg head
Plan As the teacher holds up the materials. Decide what materials you want to use and draw a design for your helmet. You have 2 minutes for this process
Design You have 15 minutes to build your helmet. When you re ready, test it. At 7:35 clean up and discuss successes and failures
Hope you enjoyed this challenge!
