The color School Bus Yellow was created in 1939 because science had proven peripheral vision detects yellow 1.24 times faster than other colors. Young scientists explore modern school bus transportation options and then discuss the types of engines in various models.

Concepts

hybridization, engines, parallel circuits

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Research the types of school buses your district uses
• Develop a proposal to switch to hybrid technology to present to the school board

Classroom Considerations

• Prior knowledge of circuits would be helpful, but it is not required

Pros

• Includes the history of the school bus, which some should find interesting

Cons

• Five of the 13 slides do not load