about 28 minutes
Predict, observe and explain as you watch these crash-science demonstrations.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Crashworthiness Then and Now" url="/crashworthiness-then-and-now/" admin_label="Crashworthiness Then and Now" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Crashworthiness.jpg" image_alt="Car Crash Image" button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.17.5" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/crashworthiness-then-and-now/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 2 minutes
Predict, observe and explain the results of a crash between a vintage car and a modern car.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Virtual Field Trip" url="/virtual-field-trip/" admin_label="Virtual Field Trip" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IIHS-VRC-tour.jpg" image_alt="Car Crash Image" button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.17.5" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/virtual-field-trip/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 50 minutes
Step inside the Vehicle Research Center for an immersive 360° field trip experience.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="IIHS LEGO Crash Tests" url="/lego-crash-test/" admin_label="IIHS LEGO Crash Tests" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IIHS-Lego.jpg" image_alt="Lego IIHS image" button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.17.5" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/lego-crash-test/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 5 minutes
Check out these LEGO crash tests built by an IIHS engineer who works at the Vehicle Research Center.
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about 35 minutes
Use pennies and index cards to explore inertia and the well-known magician's tablecloth trick.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Pain in the Neck" url="/pain-in-the-neck/" admin_label="Pain in the Neck" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pain-in-the-Neck.png" button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.17.5" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/pain-in-the-neck/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 50 minutes
Use tennis balls to explore inertia and how to prevent whiplash injuries in rear-end crashes.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Momentum Bashing 1" url="/momentum-bashing-1/" admin_label="Momentum Bashing I" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Momentum-Bashing-I.jpg" image_alt="A hand holds a marble on a downward-slanting ruler. " button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.16" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/momentum-bashing-1/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 40 minutes
Use inclined ruler ramps to explore how mass affects a marble's "bashing power."
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Momentum Bashing 2" url="/momentum-bashing-2/" admin_label="Momentum Bashing II" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Momentum-Bashing-II-1.jpg" image_alt="Griff Jones holds a plastic cup at the bottom of a ruler ramp." button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.16" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/momentum-bashing-2/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 50 minutes
Use ruler ramps to explore how speed affects a marble's "bashing power."
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Egg Crash! Engineering a Crash Cushion" url="/egg-crash/" admin_label="Egg Crash! " button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/EggCrash.jpg" image_alt="Griff Jones holding an egg." button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.17.5" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/egg-crash/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 50 minutes
Build a crash cushion for a dropped egg to explore how airbags reduce crash forces.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Conservation: It's the Law!" url="/conservation-its-the-law/" admin_label="Conservation: It's the Law!" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Conservation-itsthelaw.jpg" image_alt="Griff Jones holds a ruler and ramp with marbles." button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.16" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/conservation-its-the-law/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 50 minutes
Use marbles and foam pipe insulation "track" to explore where energy "goes" during a collision.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Ball of Energy" url="/ball-of-energy/" admin_label="Ball of Energy" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/BallofEnergy.jpg" image_alt="Someone points to a calculator with a scale with a ball and weights is in the background." button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.16" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/ball-of-energy/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 50 minutes
Throw a tennis ball into the air and collect data to determine impact speed.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Twirling Penny" url="/twirling-penny/" admin_label="Twirling Penny" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Twirling-Penny.png" button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.17.5" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/twirling-penny/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 50 minutes
Twirl a penny on a hanger to explore circular motion and how seatbelts and banked roadways protect occupants during turns.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Think Fast, Act Fast" url="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/think-fast-act-fast/" admin_label="Think Fast, Act Fast" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ThinkFastActFast.jpg" image_alt="Two hands hold a ruler" button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.16" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/think-fast-act-fast/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 40 minutes
Practice catching rulers to calculate reaction time and how far a car travels during a given reaction time.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Distracted Driving Dangers" url="/distracted-driving-dangers/" admin_label="Distracted Driving Dangers" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DistractedDriving.jpg" image_alt="A child points to a piece of paper." button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.16" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/distracted-driving-dangers/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 100 minutes
Explore how different distractions affect the time it takes to complete a numbered finger maze.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Not Your Average %91Crash Test%93 Dummy" url="/not-your-average-dummy/" admin_label="Not your average dummy" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Frame-37571.jpg" button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.17.5" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/project-pedestrian/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 50-150 minutes
Explore crash test dummies and crash science research using real-world data and statistics.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Picture This" url="/picture-this/" admin_label="Picture This" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/picture-this-thumbnail.png" button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.17.5" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/picture-this/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 50-100 minutes
Use real-world crash data to construct and interpret three of the most commonly used types of graphs.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Stressing Silly Putty" url="/stressing-silly-putty/" admin_label="Stressing Silly Putty" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/StressingSillyPutty.jpg" image_alt="Griff holding silly putty while someone measures the stretch." button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.16" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/stressing-silly-putty/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 100 minutes
Conduct stretch-tests on homemade slime to explore how engineers design more realistic crash test dummies.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Stressing Over Pencil Pressure" url="/stressing-over-pencil-pressure/" admin_label="Stressing Over Pencil Pressure" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Stressing-Pencil.jpg" image_alt="A pencil pointing into a finger." button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.16" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/stressing-over-pencil-pressure/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 40 minutes
Use pencil push-tests to learn the difference between force and pressure and explore how safety features protect human bodies in a crash.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="SONAR Slinky" url="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/sonar-slinky/" admin_label="SONAR Slinky" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Slinky.jpg" button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.17.5" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/project-pedestrian/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 50 minutes
Make longitudinal pulses and waves with a Slinky and learn about sound and ultrasonic sensors.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="RADAR Slinky" url="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/radar-slinky/" admin_label="RADAR Slinky" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/StringWave.jpg" button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.17.5" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/project-pedestrian/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 50 minutes
Make transverse pulses and waves with a Slinky and learn about different types of light waves and their use in crash avoidance technologies.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Paper Car Crash!" url="/paper-car-crash/" admin_label="Paper Car Crash!" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EggCrash.jpg" image_alt="Hand holding broken egg with paper car crash in background." button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.17.5" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/paper-car-crash/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 2 weeks
As a culminating activity option, design, build, and crash an egg-carrying paper car to determine the most crashworthy design.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Project Pedestrian" url="/project-pedestrian/" admin_label="Project Pedestrian" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Project-Pedestrian.png" button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.17.5" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/project-pedestrian/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 150 minutes
As a culminating engineering activity option, design, build, and test pedestrian-safe bumpers for a toy car using wireless sensors.
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Understanding Car Crashes:
It's Basic Physics
Discover how the laws of physics apply to crash tests and help engineers design safer cars to protect occupants in a crash.
Understanding Car Crashes:
When Physics Meets Biology
Explore what happens to the human body in a crash and the scientific principles doctors and engineers use to reduce injuries.
about 40 minutes
Go behind-the-scenes at the IIHS Vehicle Research Center to explore how crash tests and other safety tests are conducted.
[/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title="Deep Dive with Dummies" url="/deep-dive-with-dummies/" admin_label="Deep Dive with Dummies" button_url_new_window="1" image="https://iihs-new.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DeepDiveThumbnail.jpg" image_alt="Car Crash Image" button_margin="10px|10px|10px|0|true" image_padding="0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true" content_padding="15px|20px|15px|20px|true|true" _builder_version="4.17.5" body_font="||||||||" body_font_size="15px" body_line_height="2em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_button="on" button_text_size="16px" button_text_color="#ffffff" button_bg_color="#1f4c96" button_border_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" button_border_radius="0px" button_letter_spacing="0px" button_font="Raleway|600|||||||" button_use_icon="off" link_option_url="/deep-dive-with-dummies/" global_colors_info="{}" button_bg_color__hover_enabled="on" button_bg_color__hover="#1a4382"]
about 23 minutes
Discover more about the dummies IIHS uses and why they are important in crash testing.
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about 30 minutes
It's tough (and dangerous) to be a beginning driver. Explore the challenges young drivers confront.
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about 15 minutes
Learn more about the crash avoidance testing program.
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about 15 minutes
Watch this crash test to see why other countries also have new car testing programs.
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