Thursday, December 11, 2025

The science of crashes: A virtual field trip, including a LIVE car crash test by IIHS

Thursday, December 11, 2025
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Bring your 6–12 grade students along for a free, 90-minute online field trip—live from the comfort of your classroom or auditorium!

Go Behind the Scenes at IIHS
Discover how physics, biology, engineering, and emerging technologies are applied in real-world scenarios to improve vehicle safety. Get an exclusive look inside the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s testing facility and learn how vehicles are evaluated and rated.

Watch a LIVE Crash Test
Experience the excitement of a live crash test and have your students’ questions answered in real time by IIHS engineers.

Extend Learning with Crash Science in the Classroom
Before or after the event, dive into lesson resources where students can demonstrate their understanding of crash-related science phenomena.

Can’t make it live?
Register anyway to receive access to the recorded event and resources to use at your convenience.

After the event, you and your students can work on an optional Crash Science in the Classroom lesson where your students will use their new knowledge and design skills to simulate protecting occupants in a car crash.