Air Bag Design

Author:

WGBH Educational Foundation

Subject:

Science and Technology

Institution Name:

Teachers Domain

Collection:

Teachers' Domain

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary

Abstract:

Do you need proof that driving is a dangerous activity? More Americans have died in car crashes over the past 100 years than in all the wars the U.S. has ever fought combined. More than 40,000 Americans die each year on the nation's highways, most as the result of high-speed collisions. In this video segment adapted from NOVA, learn how engineers developed the air bag, an important automobile-safety device now found in most cars.

Recommended for: Grades 3-12

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Curriculum Standards

Media Format:

Video

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Copyright Holder:

2006, 1999 WGBH Educational Foundation. All Rights Reserved. A NOVA Production by Windfall Films, Ltd. for WGBH/Boston in association with the BBC and Sddeutscher Rundfunk. Stock footage courtesy of Mercedes-Benz, National Safety Council, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and Ford Motor Company.