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Hybrid Vehicles: Cut Pollution and Save Money Lesson PlanHybrid Vehicles: Cut Pollution and Save Money Lesson Plan
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Hybrid Vehicles: Cut Pollution and Save Money

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Math and science meet in this lesson on hybrid electric automobiles. This 24-page resource provides everything you need for teaching a lesson that compares the use of internal combustion engines to hybrid electric engines. Participants calculate ratios and percentages and graph functions of the data comparing the two cars. Color photos of hybrid trucks, worksheets, background information, procedures, and an assessment rubric are all wrapped up into this writeup.

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fuel efficiency, fuel, alternative energy sources, greenhouse gases, sustainability, dimensional analysis, functions, graphing functions, graphing, proportions, rates, ratios, slope, x-intercepts, intercepts, zeros, y-intercepts

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dimensional analysis, function, graphing functions, proportion, rate, ratio, slope, sustainability, alternative energy source, electric car, fuel efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, hybrid vehicle, internal combustion engine, x-intercept, math
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7th - 8th
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Math
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