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Escape! Because Accidents Happen -- Plane Crash
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Related NOVA Resources
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This special series, titled "Escape! Because Accidents Happen,"
includes four programs: "Abandon Ship," "Car Crash," "Fire," and
"Plane Crash" that examine advances in safety features, escape
strategies and accident investigation and look at your chances of
surviving a serious accident.
Note: Some of these programs contain graphic images. You
should preview each program to determine its appropriateness for
your classroom.
There is no classroom activity for this program. The following
resources from the
companion Web site accompany this
program:
The Human Response
Read about how to behave in an emergency and cope with possible
injuries such as burns, bleeding, head trauma, shock, hypothermia,
heat stroke, and more in this article that outlines what could
happen in a fire, car crash, plane crash, or shipwreck. (Grades 6-8,
9-12)
Survival Strategies
These safety tips compiled from literature of leading safety
organizations outline steps to take and things to remember when
driving, flying, traveling on a ship, or making your home safe from
fire. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Survivor Stories
Learn how three people narrowly escaped death in these first-hand
accounts of survivors of a burning building, plane crash, and
shipwreck. (Grades 9-12)
Escape Through Time
Scan through a timeline of safety features that have progressively
appeared in cars, planes, lifeboats, and firefighting equipment over
the decades. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Skydive from the Stratosphere (Hot Science)
Put on a pressured suit and skydive from the stratosphere in this
online activity that chronicles how temperature and other variables
change as you climb up into and then jump down through the
stratosphere. (Shockwave
plug-in required; non-Shockwave version available.) (Grades 6-8,
9-12)
Pioneers of Survival
Read about what specialists in car, air, fire, and ship accident
investigation and safety research are learning from emergencies in
these four interviews. (Grades 9-12)
Plus:
Resources
Program transcripts
Complete narration for the TV programs:
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