You Don't Need to Own a Car (If You Don't Drive to Work)
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Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Economics, Engineering
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Provided by Not Just Bikes
What it is
- This video from Not Just Bikes explains how car-sharing services are convenient, cost-effective, and better for the environment than owning a vehicle.
- Students will learn that many cities have a variety of car-sharing models designed to make car-sharing easy.
Teaching tips
Positives
- The video contains labeled chapters or segments that make it easy to jump to a specific part of the video.
- Students will be inspired to look into car-sharing options in their own communities.
Prerequisites
- This video begins with an advertisement.
- The narrator does use the word hell around 8:48 and references alcohol around 11:25.
Differentiation & Implementation
- English or writing classes can research local car-sharing services and create a newsletter or brochure to distribute to the community. Options for research and writing activities could include the following:
- Students can create infographics showing how ride sharing can help cut down on the number of cars on the road.
- Students can write informational articles explaining the car-sharing services available.
- Students can write opinion pieces on why more car-sharing services should be available in their communities.
- Students can write product reviews for the service apps.
- Students can conduct community surveys to gauge interest in car sharing.
- Computer coding and design classes can discuss the necessary components of a successful car-sharing app.
- Life skills and economics classes can calculate the expenses associated with car ownership (gas, car insurance, car maintenance, car depreciation, parking fees, and the price of the vehicle) and compare that with the price of car-sharing services.
- Other resources on this topic include this Grist video on life without a car, this resource on calculating your carbon footprint, and this ClimateScience course on what individuals can do to combat climate change.
From the scientist review
The resource explores car sharing, a strategy to limit transportation costs and reduce traffic congestion and CO2 levels per capita. This resource is insightful and suitable for urban planning. This is recommended for teaching.
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