Rev up your teaching with a lesson on engines! The 24th installment in a Crash Course physics series explains the basics of an engine through a discussion of thermodynamics. The instructor shows examples explains the efficiency of the engine through calculations.

Concepts

thermal energy, work, fuel efficiency, engines

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Follow the video with a lab investigation exploring the components of an engine

Classroom Considerations

• Requires individual Internet access if assigning for independent viewing
• Builds on an understanding of thermal energy
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Diagrams provide an important reference for new vocabulary
• Highlights key vocabulary with written definitions and explanations

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7