How Does Armor Work?

ENGINEERING&TECHNOLOGY

Curiosity trigger

The students build specialist armor from widely available materials that are vibration absorbent, fire proof and stretch resistant.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Creative problem-solving
Teamwork and collaboration skills
Critical thinking and drawing conclusion

In this lesson, you will cover:

You will need

pieces of Styrofoam board, aluminum foil and bubble wrap

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Authors

Author: Michał Bardadyn
Methodology: Urszula Wojtowicz
Translation: Jason Lowther
Producer: Klaudia Chmura

Source

This is a modified version of a lesson plan created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. Photo The shell of Epitonium scalare, by By Steve Jurvetson, published on wikimedia under the CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

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