Future Wheels for a Sustainable America: An education campaign, 1999-2002. A report on U. S. DOE Grant #DEFG01-99-EE-506070.000 to the U. S. Department of Energy, Clean Cities Program by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
Transportation consumes 68% of the oil used in the U.S. With the security and environmental risks inherent in the US dependence on oil, coupled with the inevitable need to find new sources of fuel, it will be up to today's students to make the important transition away from a transportation system powered by oil to one powered by renewable energy sources. NESEA's 1999 - 2002 Future Wheels for a Sustainable America program worked for increased involvement of teachers, students, and their parents in learning about alternative fueled vehicles and transportation issues in their community, and provided Clean Cities Coordinators with access to educational materials on alternative fueled vehicles and transportation issues that are acceptable to teachers and school systems. To accomplish this, NESEA (1) developed and distributed a new high school unit on the Clean Cities theme of alternative fueled vehicles, (2) organized and held workshops for teachers on these topics, (3) matched state and federal education standards with other instructional resources and materials dealing with these topics, (4) published a resource guide and searchable Web-accessible database for K-12 teachers, and (5) presented these resources to Clean Cities organizers at three conferences. Questionnaire results received from the teachers who pilot tested the high school unit are included.
- Research Organization:
- Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, Greenfield, MA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Transportation Technologies (EE-30)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-99EE50607
- OSTI ID:
- 810697
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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