Electric Vehicles Reading Comprehension
Grades: 3, 4, 5
Type: Lesson Plans
Subjects: Science, English Language Arts
Authors: ClimateScience
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Synopsis
- In this reading comprehension activity, students will read an article about electric cars and then answer comprehension questions.
- Students will learn about vehicles that use fuel cells and solar cells, and battery electric vehicles.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The teacher's guide and student's worksheet can be downloaded and used offline or printed.
- The teacher's lesson plan contains answers to the reading comprehension questions.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should have prior knowledge of renewable and non-renewable sources of energy and their pros and cons.
- Teachers should review the worksheet and answers before the activity.
Differentiation
- This activity could be used in an English language arts class to practice reading comprehension and writing.
- Students who live in places where electric cars are not common could research the challenges surrounding electric cars and the infrastructure needed to charge them.
- Teachers could use the last question on the worksheet for a creative writing essay on the future of electric cars.
- Advanced students, could research the need for utility-scale renewable energy to power the electric grid that powers electric vehicles.
- Other resources on this topic include this TED-Ed video on the best fuel for your car, this article on how media messaging affects people's perception of electric cars, and this Khan Academy video on the Clean Air Act.
This resource will teach students how electric vehicles benefit the planet. The sources offer accurate information on the pros and cons of electric vehicles. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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