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Electric Vehicle Presentation
Electric Vehicles
Overview
In this lesson, students will learn about how we can take renewable sources and use them for energy. Students will start by building an electric vehicle and then discussing the benefits and drawbacks of electric vehicles.
In partnership with the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the legislature-funded ClimeTie program, the Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment has created the Climate Literacy Fellows program.
Electric Vehicles Lesson Overview
Lesson Title: Electric Vehicles
Grade Level: 6th-8th Grade
Disciplinary Area: Earth Science
Duration: 45 minutes
Big Question:
What are advantages and disadvantages of using renewable resources? How can we use renewable resources to power electric vehicles?
Learning Objectives:
- Students will learn about renewable and non-renewable energy.
- Students will learn how electric vehicles work by creating an EV model.
- Students will learn about the benefits and drawbacks or electric vehicles through discussion with classmates.
Key Terms
Renewable Resource, Non-Renewable Resource, Greenhouse Gases, Electric Vehicle
Standards:
Next Generation Science Standards
- MS-ESS3-5: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
- MS-ESS3-4: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.
Materials:
| Material: | Link for Purchasing: |
| Wind Turbine Kit | Carolina Wind Power Kit |
| Rechargeable Batteries | Rechargeable Batteries |
| Post-It Sticky Notes | Post-It Sticky Notes |
Authors: Sarah La Carrubba, Gonzaga Class of 2023
Revised by Jordan Kremer, Gonzaga Class of 2025