Materials List:
Design and Test Soft Materials for Tactile Sensing
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/mis-2817-soft-materials-tactile-sensing-activity
Each group needs:
- 1 rectangular strip of polyurethane (10 cm x 1 cm x 2 mm)
- 1 rectangular strip of clear elastic rubber (10 cm x 1 cm x 0.5 mm)
- 1 set of weights
- 1 ruler or measuring tape
- 1 lab stand
- 1 clamp (to securely attach the material strip to the lab stand)
- 1 S hook or carabiner (to hang the weights from)
- 1 laptop with access to Excel (or Google Sheets)
- 1 utility knife
- Introduction Worksheet (one per student)
- Stress Test Worksheet (one per student)