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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Hybrid Cars

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners explore GreenHybird.com and develop a list of questions car buyers might have. Students also attempt to answer the questions on GreenHybrid.com and then explore the answers with car dealers in the area before writing a clear and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Methods of Power- Hybrids

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students list the reasons why people chose hybrid cars over traditional cars. In this technology lesson, students create a poster describing how hybrid cars work. They discuss ways to save fuel and improve a car's efficiency.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

History of Cars

For Students 8th - 10th
In this history of cars worksheet, students answer 20 multiple choice questions about cars of the past, the types of cars, the Clean Air Act, the number of cars on the road and the average fuel economy for new cars.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Air: Fuel For Thought

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the impact of vehicle use in their family and brainstorm viable alternatives to this use. They calculate the total emissions for their family cars during the week, then compare those totals with Hybrid car totals.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Get Your Motor Runnin'

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the technology of hybrid vehicles and the claims made on their behalf. Upon further exploration, they research and decide which cars, hybrid or non-hybrid, might perform best under various circumstances.
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Activity
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Technology Education: Hybrid Electric Vehicles (He Vs)

For Students 9th - 10th
What is an HEV and how can they help the environment? Follow this WebQuest and you will be able to answer those questions and more.
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Website
Other

All Hydrid Cars: Hybrid Cars

For Students 9th - 10th
How much do you know about hybrid cars? Here's a site that will answer many of your questions including what are hybrid cars, their history and future, how do they work, advantages and disadvantages, gas mileage, and maintenance are some...
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Article
Other

Llnl:this Hybrid Vehicle Uses Hydrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes hybrid vehicles and their contributions to increasing the efficiency of automobiles. Explains the challenges faced by the design team and shows a nice schematic. From a 1995 article.
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Website
Other

Green Living Answers: History of Hybrid Vehicles

For Students 9th - 10th
What do you know about the invention and the history of hybrid cars? Here's a look at its beginnings in the early 1900's, modifications made over time, various kinds of hybrids, and finally, the events that lead to the present growth and...
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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Solar and Electric Cars [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 6th
Learn the differences between cars powered by different fuels. Looks at solar, electric, hybrid and gasoline-powered cars.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Ethical Dilemma of Self Driving Cars

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets today. And while these cars will ultimately be safer and cleaner than their manual counterparts, they can't completely avoid accidents altogether. How should the car be programmed if it...
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Website
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Basics: Hybrid Electric Vehicles

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief illustrated explanation of how hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) work.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Hybrid Automobiles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine a car engine illustration to discover the relationship between a motor and a generator. List the pros and cons of hybrid cars, and create a poster on series hybrid cars, parallel hybrid cars or how hybrid cars are different from...
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Hybrid Vehicles Facts

For Students 1st - 7th
Learn how hybrid cars work and the advantages and disadvantages of driving one.