Renewable Energy: Cars of the Future
Students learn how energy resources are currently utilized and what renewable energy possibilities exist.
About the Lab
See the next generation of energy! Students learn about how energy resources are currently utilized and what renewable energy possibilities exist. They work in small groups test "cars of the future," including solar cars and hydrogen fuel cell cars.
- Grades: 6th - 10th
- Capacity: 30 students
- Duration: 65 minutes
- Cost: $100
- Offered Tuesday through Friday at 10:15 and 11:45 a.m.
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Illinois Learning Standards
The content of this lab aligns with the following Illinois Learning Standards:
4: A, B; 5: A, B, C; 7: B, C; 10: A, B; 11: A, B; 12: C, D; 13: A, B
Pre- and Post-Visit Activities
Additional Resources
How a Fuel Cell Works (animation)
Energy Information Administration
www.eia.doe.gov
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
www.nrel.gov
Environmental Defense Fund
www.fightglobalwarming.org
NOVA scienceNOW: Fuel Cells
www.pbs.org/wgbh/tech/fuel-cells.html
Energy education generously funded by Exelon Foundation.
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