High school carmakers build electric 'green' machines

High school carmakers build electric 'green' machines

Students and teachers at West Philadelphia High School have stripped down and rebuilt a 1995 Jeep Wrangler as a clean, environmentally friendly machine. West Philadelphia's car team is part of a nationwide trend in which high school students are building and racing electric cars--an experience...

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Veröffentlicht in:Education Week 2003-05, Vol.22 (34), p.8
1. Verfasser: Borja, Rhea R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
After School Programs
Awards
College Students
Contests
Design engineering
Electric vehicles
Energy
Engineering Education
Engines
Grade 11
High School Students
Motor Vehicles
Organic Chemistry
Performance Tests
Scientific Concepts
Secondary school students
Urban Environment
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Zusammenfassung:Students and teachers at West Philadelphia High School have stripped down and rebuilt a 1995 Jeep Wrangler as a clean, environmentally friendly machine. West Philadelphia's car team is part of a nationwide trend in which high school students are building and racing electric cars--an experience that educators say reinforces what the students learn in math and science classes.
ISSN:0277-4232
1944-8333