This month’s topic is the amazing world of Electric Vehicles. There are all kinds of Electric Vehicles that most people don’t even think about, like electric scooters, buses, trains and even more recently, electric planes. With more people around the world starting to choose electric vehicles over gas vehicles, it’s no wonder more types of electric vehicles are starting to pop up. Let’s explore the world of Electric Vehicles together in this month’s TryEngineering Tuesday.
Electric vehicles are vehicles that don’t rely on gasoline or diesel power engines. They instead run on some form of battery or fuel cell to power themselves. Since they don’t run on gasoline, it is cleaner for the environment to use electric cars. Electric vehicles have so much history and advantages to them, so come join us as we explore the world of electric vehicles. Watch the TryEngineering Tuesday Electric Vehicles webinar and hear from experts from IEEE Transportation Electrification Community.
- Electric cars are better for the environment. Find out more in this youtube video created by a union of concerned scientists.
- Find out the importance of eco friendly vehicles and how they are an important step for the future of the vehicle industry.
- Discover the history of electric cars with this interactive timeline created by energy.gov.
- The future of Electric Vehicles might actually be flying cars with Smart Cities Dive!
- Join Dr. Sheldon Williamson, Professor at the Ontario Tech University as he shares the research work he does with energy storage systems.
- Join ThEVox Network as they go through the history of electric cars and explain just how they work.
Have fun and learn more about Electric Vehicles by trying out some fun hands-on activities to help better learn and understand Electronic Vehicles.
Have fun driving around a generated city in this free electric car driving simulator app that can be found on the google play store.. - Learn how to build your own electric car by the friendly people at fatherly.com
- Teachers, show your students everything there is to know about Electric Cars with lessons, activities, and powerpoints from greenlearning.
Image Source: Ben Radding, Article: “Afternoon Lab: Build a Cardboard Electric Car With Your Kids”
Be inspired by hearing how your peers are making a difference in their communities and then try it yourself!
Modified toy electric cars give kids with special needs a new way to get around. Learn how Go Baby Go KC is changing the lives of these special needs kids. This amazing program is also being implemented around the world- find a location near you.- Learn about a young boy in Denmark named Benjamin who turned his skateboard into an electric board and showed us just how he did it in this youtube video.
- Learn about how Girl Scouts can earn GM’s Automotive Badges.
- Meet the students around the Chattanooga, TN area, who are getting ready to race their own built electric cars in their Green Prix as covered by newschannel9.
- Learn about a competition for middle schoolers in Chicago, IL to build and race electric cars. Cars race in heats along a 20-meter course, loaded down with salt.
Image Source: Kate Horowitz, Article: “Why Power Wheels Are the Perfect Physical Therapy Tool for Kids”
Write down at least one new thing that you learned about Electric Vehicles. - Think about how to inspire others and make a difference in your community.
- Have you, a family member, or teacher share your work on Facebook or Twitter using #tryengineeringtuesday. We want to hear from you!
- If you tried any of the activities, make sure you download your IEEE Transportation Electrification Community Badge. Collect them all and store them using this badge collection tool.
Thank you to the IEEE Transportation Electrification Community for making this TryEngineering Tuesday possible!