Introduction
Several automobile manufacturers have introduced vehicles known as hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). These vehicles can travel up to 70 miles per gallon of gasoline, and they produce one-half the emissions of a standard vehicle. What are hybrid electric vehicles? How do they work? How do they help reduce air pollution? In this WebQuest, you will explore the topic of hybrid electric vehicles and find the answers to these questions.
Process
1. Hybrid Vehicles
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/hybrid-car.htm
- Read pages 1 - 5 of this webpage and answer the questions.
2. Car Smarts: Hybrid Cars Quiz
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/hybrid-car-quiz.htm
- Take the quiz and record your score.
3. Hybrid Cars Pros and Cons
http://occupytheory.org/hybrid-cars-pros-and-cons-list/
- Complete the chart by listing the pros and cons of hybrid cars.
- The videos are not available on this website but can be opened with the following hyperlinks. Watch each video (use headphones). Write 2 interesting facts.
Video 1:
http://www.teachertube.com/video/how-hybrid-cars-evolved-379269
Video 2:
http://www.teachertube.com/video/things-to-know-about-hybrid-cars-379275
- Watch the video and answer the questions.
5. Evaluation
- Answer the questions using the information you learned from the web quest.