Toaster Coaster
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Provided by: Green Ninja|Published on: May 2, 2023
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Synopsis
- This short animated video celebrates National Toast Day by showing how different household items, such as toasters, can be powered by pedaling a bicycle generator.
- The video follows the story of seven students who figure out how to convert mechanical energy into electricity.
Subjects: Physics, Engineering
Authors: Green Ninja
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the concept of energy transfer.
- Students are introduced to a small-scale form of clean energy.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with terms like energy, power, and electricity.
Differentiation
- Towards the beginning of the video, some complex terms like "inverters" and "arrays" are used, which you may want to define for students or have them research prior to the video.
- Challenge older students to identify the form of energy transfer demonstrated in the video.
- As a follow-up activity, have students brainstorm other ways of powering the toaster and identify the form of energy transfer from their idea.
- Use this interactive web application to learn more about where energy comes from and generating electricity.
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About the Partner Provider
Green Ninja
Green Ninja grew out of academic research at San Jose State University that demonstrated how well-designed educational experiences can promote pro-environmental attitudes and behavior in youth. This research is the foundation for the Green Ninja middle school science curriculum that has been adopted by the California Department of Education as an approved NGSS science provider. Today, Green Ninja is the only commercial science publisher in the U.S. that uses local climate and environmental problems as a lens for teaching science. Green Ninja is a California Benefit Corporation with the goal of creating a cleaner and healthier planet for everyone.
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