Inspired by my work with cybersecurity company, Palo Alto Networks, this lesson centers on how data moves through networks. It touches on Newton’s discovery of the color spectrum, the capture of the German Enigma coding machine during World War II, cryptography, and modern ASCII code.
Students will identify parts of an electric vehicle, determine their various functions through a webquest, and then use these EV parts to write a script for the next cartoon episode… “Field Trip through the Electric Vehicle”
Students will explore how a battery works, build their own battery, and then compare and contrast technologies specific to electric vehicle batteries.
Students will build a wind turbine using recyclable materials (or RAFT kits) and learn about the role of a generator in transforming the kinetic energy into electrical energy.
Students will build a car using recyclable materials (or RAFT kits), trace the energy transformations happening in the process, and race them!
In this lesson, students will predict and develop understandings of common myths related to electric vehicles through an interactive slide deck. They will create a social media post dispelling one of these myths.
Students will design their own summer road trip including the electric vehicle that they will drive, the distance between charges, charging locations, and overall cost.