Clean Energy (HS)
This lesson will cover the following topics:
• Concepts of renewable energy and clean energy.
• Types of clean energy and harvesting methods for each type.
• How a fuel cell works.
• How to break up water molecules to obtain hydrogen and use hydrogen to fuel cars.
• How to harvest solar energy and use solar energy to drive cars.
Topic(s)
Engineering, Chemistry
type
High school lesson
9-12
Grade(s):
time needed
50 minutes per topic (2 topics)
author
Daniel Tuhy
national next gen standards
• HS-PS1-1 Matter and its Interactions .Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms.
• HS-PS3-3 Energy. Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.
• HS-PS4-3 Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer. Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind the idea that electromagnetic radiation can be described either by a wave model or a particle model, and that for some situations one model is more useful than the other.
north dakota standards
• Performance Standard HS-PS3-3 Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints
to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.
• Performance Standard HS-ET1-1 Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and
quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.
• Performance Standard HS-ET1-2 Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it
down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.