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OBJECTIVES:
Students:
are provided a problem statement
and background
information (including typical capabilities/limitations of a paraplegic);
are led through a basic engineering design methodology;
brainstorm and develop potential solutions as a team;
are introduced to diversity in sports
equipment design.
NATIONAL SCIENCE STANDARDS:
Physical Science:
Motions And Forces
Science And Technology Standard:
Abilities Of Technological Design
Understanding About Science And Technology
Life Sciences:
The Behavior Of Organisms (Nervous Systems)
STANDARDS FOR TECHNOLOGY LITERACY:
The Nature of Technology:
Students will develop an understanding of the characteristics
and scope of technology.
Students will develop an understanding of the core concepts of
technology.
Students will develop an understanding of the relationships
among technologies and the connections
between technology and other fields of study.
Technology and Society:
Students will develop an understanding of the cultural,
social, economic, and political
effects of technology.
Design:
Students will develop an understanding of the attributes of design.
Students will develop an understanding of engineering design.
Students will develop an understanding of the role
of troubleshooting, research and development, invention
and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving.
Abilities of a Technological World:
Students will develop abilities to apply the design process.
Students will develop abilities to assess the impact of
products and systems.
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LECTURE AND PREPARATION TIME:
1 hour
LESSON TIME:
2 hours
WORDS TO KNOW:
- adaptive equipment
- amputation
- anatomy
- bladder
- cardiovascular
- cerebral palsy
- cervical
- equestrian
- hippotherapy
- lumbar
- neurological level of injury
- paraplegic
- physiology
- polio
- sacral
- spinal cord injury (SCI)
- spina bifida
- tandem
- therapeutic riding
- thoraic
SPECIAL NOTES:
It is not the purpose of the lesson to
construct a new saddle. Based on the problem statement, students
are asked to look at the problem from different design angles, such as
mechanical design of the stirrups or materials used to construct the saddle.
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