Understanding car crashes : it's basic physics
(DVD)
Published
Arlington, VA : Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 2000.
Edition
Special classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (22 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
Arlington, VA : Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 2000.
Format
DVD
Edition
Special classroom ed.
Language
English
Notes
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Griff Jones.
Description
Griff Jones, an award-winning high school physics teachers goes behind the scenes at the Institute's Vehicle Research Center to explore the basic science behind car crashes. Using a series of vehicle maneuvers on a test track plus filmed results of vehicle crash tests. Jones explains in anything but lecture style the concepts of inertia, the relationship between crash forces and inertia, momentum and impulse, and a lot more. He shows why speed and vehicle weight are critical elements in the outcomes of car crashes and how basic physics explains why safety belts and airbags protect people in crashes.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jones, G. (2000). Understanding car crashes: it's basic physics (Special classroom ed.). Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jones, Griff. 2000. Understanding Car Crashes: It's Basic Physics. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jones, Griff. Understanding Car Crashes: It's Basic Physics Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jones, Griff. Understanding Car Crashes: It's Basic Physics Special classroom ed., Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 2000.
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