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Do you know how gasoline powers our cars and provide power for lights and A/C in the car?

Why some cars use less gasoline compared to others? What factors impact ‘mileage’ of a car?

What can drivers do to improve their mileage?

What parts of gasoline car become obsolete when you design eclectic car?

Learn more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_automobiles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LsSPFlCUu0

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Gasoline / electric & Self-driving cars

4th - 8th grade

20th century innovations like cars and mass transportation changed the way people live and work. From Ford Model T to modern day cars: all use gasoline. Can we continue to use fossil fuels to power our cars? What are the alternatives?

Time required: 4-8 hours Last date for contest submission: May 15, 2013. (power point or word document or create a Google site page

Learn more about autonomous cars and electric cars. What will happen to cars in next 10-30 years? Would you rely on self-driving car to go around or humans are better? Who is working on autonomous cars and how do they make the cars “see” the roads/lights and decide where to go? Interested to learn more?

Learning Objectives

•Working principle of gasoline powered car. Explain 4 cylinder and 6, 8 cylinder engine?

•What alternate fuels can be used to power a car?

•Do you think electric cars are better, explain your reasons?

•Why don’t we have lot of electric cars today and what will it take to make more of them?

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