http://www.teachengineering.org/view_activity.php?url=collection/wpi_/activities/wpi_able_sports/able_sue.xmlactivitytext/xmlK-12 Outreach Office, assistive technologydesigndisabilitymedicalsport

This activity focuses on getting students to think about disabilities and how they can make some aspects of life more difficult. The students are asked to pick a disability and design a new kind of sport for it.

Biomedical and mechanical engineers design and test various types of prosthetics to better the lives of people with physical disabilities. This activity focuses on getting students to design a sport for people with a particular disability. Describe key problems with four types of disabilities and the current solutions available.Explain the basic knowledge of limited capabilities of people with certain disabilities and their compensating strengths.0450TeachEngineering.orgBonniejean Boettcher (Project Manager, Project Lead The Way), Worcester Polytechnic Institutehttp://www.teachengineering.org/collection/wpi_/activities/wpi_able_sports/worksheets.dochttp://www.teachengineering.org/collection/wpi_/activities/wpi_able_sports/worksheets.pdfS101068DMassachusettsScience7.1 Explain examples of adaptive or assistive devices, e.g., prosthetic devices, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, grab bars, hearing aids, lifts, braces.68S10206E0MassachusettsScience1.1 Identify and explain the steps of the engineering design process, i.e., identify the problem, research the problem, develop possible solutions, select the best possible solution(s), construct a prototype, test and evaluate, communicate the solution(s), and redesign.912S1005610MassachusettsScience1.4 Apply scale and proportion to drawings, e.g., 1/4" = 1'10". 912S1016762MassachusettsScience1.5 Interpret plans, diagrams, and working drawings in the construction of a prototype.912United StatesCopyright 2012 - K-12 Outreach Office, Worcester Polytechnic Institutehttp://www.teachengineering.org/policy_ipp.phphttp://www.teachengineering.org/2010-11-078Teacher