Transportation electrification education for K-12 students

Author

Hiskens, Ian A. ; Peng, Huei ; Fathy, Hosam K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The paper describes a range of educational activities that are being developed to provide opportunities for K-12 students to learn about vehicle electrification. Whilst the focus is primarily on technology, students are also encouraged to consider environmental and societal impacts. Activities include development of school-based learning materials, summer camps, and a toolkit that brings together simulation and physical models, allowing children to play with electric vehicles. This K-12 outreach is part of a larger project, funded by the Department of Energy, to develop a comprehensive educational program in vehicle electrification.

Keywords

electric vehicles; electrical engineering education; environmental factors; Department of Energy; K-12 outreach; K-12 students; comprehensive educational program; environmental impacts; school-based learning materials; societal impacts; summer camps; toolkit; transportation electrification education; vehicle electrification; Batteries; Educational activities; Educational institutions; Materials; Vehicles; Electric vehicles; K-12 education; hardware-in-the-loop; simulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2011 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

1944-9925

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1000-1

Electronic_ISBN

1944-9925

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2011.6039842

Filename

6039842