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Engineered Sports

Engineered Sports

Lesson focuses on how the principles of aerospace engineering have impacted golf ball design, along with equipment used in other sports. Students analyze the use of dimples on golf balls, and work as a team of engineers to determine whether adding dimples to airplanes would increase fuel efficiency for the airline industry. They also explore the physics of bounce as it relates to several sports balls.... Show More
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Material Type:
Assignment
Date Added to MERLOT:
November 6, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:
November 6, 2014
Author:
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Submitter:
Liz Kurzawa
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School, High School
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Languages:
Chinese, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, French, English, Russian
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