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Making and Breaking Bones: Learning Physics through Engineering Design
written by Alexandria K. Hansen and Danielle B. Harlow
Eighth grade students in an engineering course designed and tested prosthetic bones for use in a movie. Bone design required physics content to be integrated with knowledge of math, engineering, and technology. Specifically, students used a 3D printer and associated design software to design, fabricate, and test a prosthetic fibula for a stuntman's use in a movie. This paper explains how the project motivated students' use of physics content and further required students to use their knowledge of physics (e.g., force, motion, and pressure) in coordination with other content knowledge.
Physics Education Research Conference 2016
Part of the PER Conference series
Sacramento, CA: July 20-21, 2016
Pages 136-139
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10.1119/perc.2016.pr.029
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PERC 2016
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Metadata instance created November 30, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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A. Hansen and D. Harlow, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, 2016, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14212&DocID=4565).
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A. Hansen and D. Harlow, Making and Breaking Bones: Learning Physics through Engineering Design, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, 2016, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14212&DocID=4565>.
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Hansen, A., & Harlow, D. (2016, July 20-21). Making and Breaking Bones: Learning Physics through Engineering Design. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14212&DocID=4565
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Hansen, Alexandria K., and Danielle Harlow. "Making and Breaking Bones: Learning Physics through Engineering Design." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, July 20-21, 2016. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14212&DocID=4565 (accessed 14 December 2024).
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Hansen, Alexandria K., and Danielle Harlow. "Making and Breaking Bones: Learning Physics through Engineering Design." Physics Education Research Conference 2016. Sacramento, CA: 2016. 136-139 of PER Conference. 14 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14212&DocID=4565>.
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@inproceedings{ Author = "Alexandria K. Hansen and Danielle Harlow", Title = {Making and Breaking Bones: Learning Physics through Engineering Design}, BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2016}, Pages = {136-139}, Address = {Sacramento, CA}, Series = {PER Conference}, Month = {July 20-21}, Year = {2016} }
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