3.1 Vehicle Technology
This is an agricultural education lesson (Renewable Fuels, Vehicle Technology, Unit 3 Lesson 1) on ethanol-powered vehicles. Students learn the economic and environmental needs driving ethanol vehicle development, identify which manufacturers produce ethanol/flex-fuel vehicles, and recognize reasons ethanol vehicle use will continue to grow in the U.S. and Brazil. The lesson uses guided notes, a “$10,000 Pyramid” review game, and a “Picasso Moment” drawing activity, followed by an assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify the need and desire to develop vehicles that run on ethanol.
- Identify which manufacturers are developing vehicles that run off of ethanol.
- Recognize that ethanol vehicles success will continue to grow in the future.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Projector
- Screen
- Assess. A
- TM.A
- TM.B
- AS.A – one per student
- AS.B – number of copies needed varies upon the number of groups created
- AS.C – one per student
- AS.D – one per student
- AS.E – one per student
- AS.F – one per student (optional)
- Stopwatch
- Markers, colored pencils, or crayons
- Tape
- Computer and Internet Access
- Precepts
- C. Vision — C1. Contemplate the future. F. Continuous Improvement — F4. Adapt to emerging technologies.
- Resources
- www.ethanolrfa.org; www.cleanfuelosohio.org; http://auto.howstuffworks.com/how-e85-ethanol-flex-fuel-works1.htm; http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxusa.htm; http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxbrazil.htm
- Key Terms
- Economical; Environmental
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.6Applying Knowledge — Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.