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Monday, January 26 • 1:00pm - 1:50pm
Sports Helmets and Impact Testing of Polymers

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Participants use inquiry to investigate the materials used to make sports helmets, a modern form of body armor. The students will perform impact tests on plastic (polymer) samples by dropping a plumb bob from differing heights onto the samples
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John Fellenstein

Akron Global Polymer Academy, University of Akron
I am the Content Specialist for the Akron Global Polymer Academy, the outreach arm for the University of Akron's College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. We offer both formal and informal science education resources, both digitally and in person!

Monday January 26, 2015 1:00pm - 1:50pm EST
Juniper C
  6-8, Content Knowledge