Automobile Choices and Alternative Fuels
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/ethanol_interactive.html

Amy Gambrill, PBS NewsHour


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This is an activity in which students take the role of either a car seller or a car buyer to learn about transportation energy options. Car sellers are challenged to pitch to buyers about cars with a particular fuel type while car buyers each have a specified personal and socio-economic background that must be considered when buying a car.


Subject: Environmental Science:Energy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Fossil Fuels, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Resource Type: Activities
Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science