Lab Overview
Students learn about how energy resources are currently utilized and what renewable energy possibilities exist. They work in pairs to discover how hydrogen fuel cell cars work by building and testing their own model cars.
- Grades: 6th - 10th
- Capacity: 30 students
- Duration: 65 minutes
- Cost: $100
- Offered Tuesday-Friday at 10:15 and 11:45 am
Illinois Learning Standards
The content of this lab aligns with the following Illinois Learning Standards:
- State Goal 4: 4.A, B
- State Goal 5: 5.A, B, C
- State Goal 7: 7.B, C
- State Goal 10: 10.A, B
- State Goal 11: 11.A, B
- State Goal 12: 12.C, D
- State Goal 13: 13.A, B
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Additional Activities
- Hungry for Power in Illinois (PDF)
- On the Move (PDF)
- Renewable or Not? (PDF)
- Values on the Line (PDF)
- Waste Watchers (PDF)
Educator Resources
Additional Resources (external)
Energy education generously funded by Exelon.
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