Horse to Horsepower
Students will sequence historical modes of transportation in chronological order, determine how they function, and identify efficiencies and challenges.
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Electric Vehicles
Charging Forward: Electric Vehicle Debates
Students will present scientific arguments on various topics related to electric vehicles in the form of debates with the goal of becoming more aware of some of the issues related to the adoption of electric vehicles.
Decoding the Drive: Gas, Gas, Hybrid, or Electric
Students will compare gas-powered, hybrid, and electric vehicles using a choice board and anticipation guide, play a round of jeopardy, and learn how new EV technologies can integrate into older gas-powered cars.
Vroom vs Zoom: Analyzing Car Costs
Students will compare costs associated with electric and gas powered vehicles based on driving usage and state and then develop a car buying tool (Choose your own adventure style) using Google Forms.
Why Electric Cars are finally taking over
In this TED-Ed lesson, students will watch a 10 minute video that describes the history of electric cars, followed by 8 comprehension questions, additional “Dig Deeper” resources for students to explore and discuss.
Get Your EV Motor Running
In this lesson from Electrify America, students will identify energy transformations by building a simple DC motor and draw connections to motors in electric vehicles.
Take Charge of Charging
In this lesson from Electrify America, students will research charging stations and energy sources and then will develop a position paper identifying the effect of the increased need of electricity in their town to deliver in a debate.
EVs and Electric Circuits
In this lesson from Electrify America, students will use salt dough to build circuits to light an LED bulb.
Transition to Electric Cars
In this SEMI Foundation lesson plan, students will explore the advantages and challenges of transitioning to electric vehicles by comparing emissions, costs, and incentives through collecting data, graphing data, and writing equations.