Activity (Hands-On)Grades 9 - 12
Creative Engineering Design: Transportation Fuels Debate
An electric Vehicle (EV) recharging its battery with electricity.Copyright 2013 Julian Herzog, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, Wikimedia
Student teams learn about transportation fuels and then are assigned to represent the different fuels. Working cooperatively, the students develop arguments on the merits of their fuel over the others. One debate will be conducted on fuels for personal vehicles.
Student teams learn about transportation fuels, then are assigned to represent the different fuels. Working cooperatively, the students develop arguments on the merits of their fuel over the others. One debate will be conducted on fuels for personal vehicles.
After this activity, students should be able to:
- Outline their current knowledge and conduct basic research on three different vehicle fuel options (gasoline, electric, hybrid), including the pros and cons of each fueling type.
- Align facts and provide an argument on information related to the assigned topic using claims, evidence, and reasoning.