The Energy Storage Problem

Positives

• This is a good activity for driving innovation and critical thinking.
• It contains an easy-to-follow teacher guide for steering the class discussion. 

Additional Prerequisites

• The activity is based on a book, which should be downloaded and printed or made available digitally.
• To anchor the group discussions better, the teachers should review the suggested solutions provided in the teacher guide.

Differentiation

• Teachers could structure this as a debate and have groups speak for or against one of the potential solutions. In the end, students could vote for the solution they think is best.
• Instead of reading the book as a class, it could be read independently or as homework.
• Teachers could have students write a summary of the solutions discussed or choose one solution to write about persuasively.
• For more information about this topic, students can watch the video Solving the Storage Problem by NOVA labs.