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Cost of Battery Storage Over Time: Algebra 2 and Physics
Provided by: MIT Climate Action Through Education |Published on: January 18, 2025
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Synopsis
In this lesson, students will graph the change in the cost of battery storage from 1991 to 2018 and determine the economic and climate implications of having cost-effective battery storage for clean energy.
Students will determine the best curve fit for the data, use the data to make predictions about the cost of battery storage in the future, and understand the economic implications of renewable energy.
The opportunity for place-based connections in the extensions section will help students understand the relevance of the lesson to their local reality.
In completing the section about the risks of and solutions for climate change, students will see the importance of scaleable battery storage.
Prerequisites
Students should know how to use base-10 logs.
Students should understand how to determine the best graph for a dataset and how to use that graph to interpret the data.
Differentiation & Implementation
After reading the information on the Energy Saver website, students can complete an Energy Efficiency Audit.
Teachers can split students into groups, having each group listen to a different podcast episode in the background section and presenting a brief summary of the key details for the rest of the class.
In a similar lesson, Cost of Solar Over Time, students can explore the evolution of solar power technology.
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