It's time to get your students charged up about the electrification of the automobile! With the launch of vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt less than a year away, now is the time to learn more about the advanced technologies that are leading us into the future of transportation and what it will mean to your students and their future.

Weekly Reader and Chevrolet invite you to watch a video webcast by Maria Rohrer with the Chevrolet Volt team from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. During the webcast, your students will learn about the basics of electricity, including why it's important and how this common energy source can be used to transform the way we drive.

You and your students can watch the webcast here.

To see answers to questions about the presentation from middle school students around the country, click here

Click below for a student handout and poster to teach your students why electricity has people charged up.
Student Handout Lesson
Student Poster

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