Electrifying Education: High School Curriculum on Electric Vehicles

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Earthshot
Pasadena, California, United States
Mark Bernstein
President
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Project
Academic experience
40 hours of work total
Learner
Anywhere
Intermediate level

Project scope

Categories
Environmental sustainability Media Education
Skills
electric vehicles critical thinking microsoft powerpoint lesson planning curriculum development
Details

Earthshot is a non-profit elevating the visibility of cleantech to encouarge climate action through video games, comics and storytelling. We are seeking to develop an engaging 50-minute class or assembly curriculum for high school students, designed to complement their comic series, Supercharged!. The goal is to educate students about electric vehicles (EVs), their benefits, and their role in sustainable transportation. We will be creating a series of short interactive/immersive videos and seek help in developing the specific narrative. The project aims to create an interactive and informative session that captures the interest of young learners and encourages them to think critically about the future of transportation. The curriculum should include a mix of multimedia elements, discussion prompts, and hands-on activities that align with the themes presented in the Supercharged! comic series. By integrating classroom knowledge with real-world applications, this project will help students understand the importance of EVs in reducing carbon emissions and promoting environmental sustainability.

Deliverables

The project deliverables include a comprehensive 50-minute lesson plan, a PowerPoint presentation, and a set of interactive activities or discussion questions. Additionally, a teacher's guide with instructions on how to effectively deliver the curriculum should be provided. The materials should be designed to be easily adaptable for different classroom settings and should include references to the Supercharged! comic series to maintain thematic consistency.

Mentorship
Domain expertise and knowledge

Providing specialized, in-depth knowledge and general industry insights for a comprehensive understanding.

Skills, knowledge and expertise

Sharing knowledge in specific technical skills, techniques, methodologies required for the project.

Hands-on support

Direct involvement in project tasks, offering guidance, and demonstrating techniques.

Supported causes

The global challenges this project addresses, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Learn more about all 17 SDGs here.

Climate action

About the company

Company
Pasadena, California, United States
2 - 10 employees
Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society
Representation
2slgbtqia+-owned

There’s only one spaceship earth, and your mission as a player and participant is to save it. That’s the goal and mandate of Earthshot™, a non-profit which was founded to inspire people to take an active role in combatting climate change through video games and compelling immersive experiences offering a powerful, positive, cleantech message.

Because almost half the country doesn’t believe that climate change will impact them, Earthshot will offer an online video gaming platform that has a uniquely effective messaging platform: clean technology is innovative and exciting. Evoking a level of excitement akin to humankind’s race to the moon, a new generation of dreamers, inventors, are subtly recruited to help save spaceship Earth.