EiE No Bones About It: Designing Knee Braces In Stock Now

In this unit, students will explore the variations in human feet and use the information to make recommendations about sneaker design. They will also measure the range of motion in knees as they investigate how a knee joint works. Thinking like a biomedical engineer, students will design a knee brace that will restore the range of motion to a model of an injured knee.

* Please note, teachers must have attended an in-person Engineering is Elementary workshop to be eligible for borrowing this item.


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