Eighth grade students in an engineering course designed and tested prosthetic bones for use in a movie. Bone design required physics content to be integrated with knowledge of math, engineering, and technology. Specifically, students used a 3D printer and associated design software to design, fabricate, and test a prosthetic fibula for a stuntman's use in a movie. This paper explains how the project motivated students' use of physics content and further required students to use their knowledge

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... f physics (e.g., force, motion, and pressure) in coordination with other content knowledge. edited by Jones, Ding, and Traxler; Peer-reviewed,