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California Air Resources Board: The Greenhouse Effect and California [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article has a brief summary of the causes and possible consequences of the greenhouse effect and global warming. In particular, the effects of the potential climate change in California are highlighted.
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Article
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour Extra: Obama Orders Review of Fuel Efficiency Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
The Obama Administration moves forward to improve fuel efficiency standards in the United States and faces some challenges. Follow article with assessment and discussion questions provided. January 27, 2009.
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Website
Other

Automotive News: Gottlieb Daimler

For Students 9th - 10th
Photo and biography of Daimler as well as notes on his contributions to the automotive industry.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Ignition Coil

For Students 9th - 10th
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines and learn about the ignition coil, a type of step-up transformer, key (no pun intended) to the operation of your car. (Java tutorial)
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Plante Battery 1859

For Students 9th - 10th
French physicist Gaston Plante invented the first rechargeable battery, leaving an enduring legacy in battery history. To see it, just pop the hood of your car.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Energy and the Environment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An experiment illustrating how people's decision to drive instead of using more environmentally friendly means of transportation can lead to negative consequences. Young scholars develop policy recommendations to solve the resulting...
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Website
Other

Fox Sports Motor

For Students 9th - 10th
Fox Sports Motor covers the latest news in motor vehicle racing. Coverage includes auto, motorcycle, marine and aviation racing news.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Dark Side of Suburbia

For Students 9th - 10th
The suburbs were not idyllic for some. Women found the conformity of them restrictive and African Americans were usually barred from living in them.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: A Guide to Staying Safe in the Car and on the Bus

For Students 3rd - 5th
KidsHealth.org says that riding in cars and school buses comes with responsibility. You need to ride safely. Here you will learn the rules of car and bus safety, beginning with Seat Belt Basics.
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Energy4Me

Energy4me: The Cost of Car Ownership

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustrated worksheet that allows students to calculate the real cost of car ownership.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Horsepower Formula

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what is meant by horsepower, where the term originated, and demonstrates how to use the formulas for calculating the horsepower of a car and an electric motor. Conversion formulas are also provided. Includes interactive...
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Website
NBC

Science of Innovation: Self Driving Cars

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial includes a video filmed at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, computer scientist Sebastian Thrun and his team of software engineers are creating a fleet of self-driving cars. His innovative approach to...
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Website
Other

Motorline: Motorsport

For Students 9th - 10th
Austrian Racing site in German with many images that can be navigated by beginners. Numerous links to images, games, screen savers, motorcycles, Formula 1 racing (Formel 1) and cars in general (Autowelt).
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Safety in the Automotive Service Technology Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will provide students with the required practices and procedures for working safely in the automotive service technology laboratory. Students will learn about required Personal Protective Equipment [PPE], safe tool and...
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Industrial Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
Features an exploration of the many common industrial applications that use radioisotopes including smoke detectors, agriculture, arts and humanities, and the automobile industry.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Why Do Elephants Have Big Feet?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explain how an organism's adaptations give it advantages in particular environments. Calculate and compare the amount of pressure exerted by the foot of an elephant and a human, and apply that knowledge to an understanding of automobile...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Future Car: Model Car Design 5 8

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore the fields of engineering and automobile design. Construct from a variety of materials a model of a vehicle that travels the greatest distance on balloon power.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science Safari: Fighting Malaria

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the issues surrounding the mosquito infestations. Investigate surface tension to explain how the egg rafts stay afloat and mosquitoes are able to stand on the water's surface, and review proper disposal of automobile tires.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Safety

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores safety situations. In the chart students are asked to decide if specific situations are or are not safe. There are integrated video clips from UnitedStreaming.com which explore...
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Handout
National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Charles Franklin Kettering

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a biography of Charles Kettering (1876-1958) and describes his inventions for the automobile, including an electrical ignition system.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Western Gray Squirrel

For Students 4th - 8th
Although Western Gray Squirrels are diurnal, they are secretive by nature and stay away from humans as much as possible. However, they are comparatively frequently hit by automobiles, perhaps because they lack experience of human...
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Other

Encyber Pedia

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An encyclopedia online. Just look for your topic to find information that you need. Provides information on a wide range of topics.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Henry Ford

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life of the famous inventor Henry Ford in this article.
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Website
Other

The Auto Channel

For Students 9th - 10th
Website contains the latest news, issues, road conditions, recalls, and reports for the car owner and auto industry.

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