Alcohol and cars – a volatile mix

Activities

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)

Reaction time

Why use seat belts?

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.