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Activities | Alcohol and cars – a volatile mix

  • NSW HSC Online (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
    • Drink driving – students debate the issue that the blood alcohol limit should be .02 for all drivers across Australia.

  • Online Math Applications! (ThinkQuest Junior, USA)
    • Safety – how to calculate stopping distances of a car travelling at different speeds.

  • Illinois Institute of Technology (USA)

  • The Educator's Reference Desk (USA)
    • Blood circulation lab – see blood moving in the fin of a fish and test the effect of adrenaline (and ethanol) on blood flow.
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Posted October 1999.


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