Project Engage

ENGAGE was a European Commission project to give the students the skills to apply their scientific knowledge to real-life issues. We are re-publishing the innovative created by members of the Mastery Science team, working for Sheffield Hallam University. ENGAGE activities have been used by 15,000 teachers across 11 partner countries: UK. Greece, Germany, France, Romania, Israel, Spain, Norway, Switzerland, Lithuania, and Cyprus.

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They then devise a plan to investigate the causes of text neck, before solving a dilemma: will they use their phone less to prevent neck damage?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #CCC; border-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/aWCjOPbWCQwSfy\" width=\"595\" height=\"485\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e \u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eobjective\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForces: identify forces on objects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHypothesise: define a problem and devise a plan to investigate it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlueprint curriculum link\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnit: Moving \u0026amp; turning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcept: Moments: The turning effect of a force varies with force and distance. Objects are in equilibrium if the moments are equal and opposite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkills: Variables: Choose variables to answer a scientific question\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning stage: Analyse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eActivity contents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeachers guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowerPoint file\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe activity is delivered as a zip file. After you checkout, you will be sent an email with the link to download it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWeblinks\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/shortcuts\/2014\/nov\/24\/text-neck-how-smartphones-damaging-our-spines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eText neck - how smartphones are damaging our spines\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA newspaper article describing the research\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-2839455\/Why-hunching-phone-gives-pain-Image-shows-tilting-head-puts-four-STONE-extra-pressure-neck.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eHave YOU got text neck?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA second newspaper article describing the research\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cbsminnesota.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/spine-study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eScientific research\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scientific paper in Surgical Technology International\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/d703853c-6382-4035-8d6a-dcbca00a15ca@5\/Forces_and_Torques_in_Muscles_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eForces in muscles and joints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForces acting on the neck (see figure 8)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2018-05-27T22:14:40+01:00","created_at":"2018-05-28T07:29:03+01:00","vendor":"Mastery Science","type":"Activity","tags":["Big Idea_Forces","Blueprint unit_Y8 Moving \u0026 turning","Learning stage_Analyse","Project: Engage","Science skill_Variables","Skills: Variables","Y8 Moving \u0026 turning","Year_Year 8"],"price":0,"price_min":0,"price_max":0,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":12182172794951,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Text neck","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":0,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-257,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/shop.masteryscience.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/tex_neck_image.jpg?v=1527660458"],"featured_image":"\/\/shop.masteryscience.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/tex_neck_image.jpg?v=1527660458","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":625688313927,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.71,"height":1020,"width":724,"src":"\/\/shop.masteryscience.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/tex_neck_image.jpg?v=1527660458"},"aspect_ratio":0.71,"height":1020,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/shop.masteryscience.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/tex_neck_image.jpg?v=1527660458","width":724}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew research suggests that smart phone use is seriously damaging our necks. 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