Olympic Snowboard Design

This MEA requires students to design a custom snowboard for five Olympic athletes, taking into consideration how their height and weight affect the design elements of a snowboard. There are several factors that go into the design of a snowboard, and the students must use reasoning skills to determine which factors are more important and why, as well as what factors to eliminate or add based on the athlete's style and preferences. After the students have designed a board for each athlete, they will report their procedure and reasons for their decisions.
Resource ID#: 56177 Type: Lesson Plan
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Subject(s): Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Graphing Calculators, Computers for Students, Internet Connection, LCD Projector, Adobe Flash Player, Microsoft Office
Keywords: Physics, Snowboarding, Free Body Diagram, Velocity, Vector, Vector Representation, Scalar, Modeling, Volume, Density, Geometric Method, Constraint, Newton's Laws of Motion, Newton's Second Law, Quantitative Data, Technical Data, Chart, Table, Interpretation, Persuasive Writing,
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan
Resource Collection: STEM Lessons - Model Eliciting Activity

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