The class forms a "Presidential Task Force" for a week, empowered by the president to find answers and make recommendations concerning the future of the national power grid. Task force members conduct daily debriefings with their research team and prepare a report and presentation of their findings for the president, using an actual policy document as a guide. Although this activity is geared towards fifth-grade and older students and Internet research capabilities are required, some portions may be appropriate for younger students.

Concepts

electrical energy, engineering, stem, electric power

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Additional Tags

blackout, brownout, power grid, task force, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering, alternative energy

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)