Student Resources

These are some useful resources for students on topics ranging from energy in general to more specific hydrogen and fuel cell pages.

EERE Kids Saving Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/index.html

NEED Energy Infobooks: Secondary Infobook contains a data sheet on Hydrogen http://www.need.org/needpdf/Secondary%20Energy%20Infobook.pdf

EIA Energy Kids Page on Hydrogen
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/IntermediateHydrogen.html

California Energy Commission, Energy Quest, "Energy Story"
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/

How Stuff Works: Fuel Cells
http://www.howstuffworks.com/fuel-cell.htm

Hydrogen Primer (Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute)
http://www.rmi.org/images/PDFs/Newsletter/NLRMIsummer03.pdf

GM High School Fuel Cell Page
http://www.gm.com/experience/education/9-12/fuels_energy/hydrogen_basics.jsp

GM K-4 Fuel Cell Page (includes games)
http://www.gm.com/experience/education/k-4/energy/fuel_cell_intro.jsp

GM 5-8 Fuel cell Page
http://www.gm.com/experience/education/5-8/fuels_energy/hydrogen_fuel_cells.jsp

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engines and Related Technologies Course Manual (College Level Instruction, covering hydrogen properties, use, and safety as well as fuel cell technologies, systems, engine design, safety, and maintenance. It also presents the different types of fuel cells and hybrid electric vehicles.)
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/tech_validation/h2_manual.html

Summarizes the origins, types, and future of fuel cells  http://americanhistory.si.edu/fuelcells/
The Smithsonian Institute's History of Fuel Cells

Lessons/Lesson Plans

These pages have lesson plans that can be used by teachers for K-12 level classes. When possible, the specific grade levels that the plans are geared towards are indicated.

Powerpoint Presentation based on U.S. DOE information (If you plan to use this presentation please cite U.S. DOE and CEEEP)
http://policy.rutgers.edu/ceeep/hydrogen/education/K-12H2Presentation.ppt

NETL Fuel Cell Technology Lesson Plan (Grades 9-12)
http://www.netl.doe.gov/education/teacher/lesson-plans/lesson6.html

California Fuel Cell Partnership Teacher Resources, includes a fuel cell lesson and a hydrogen lesson for high school students, and a “How it works” book. 
http://www.fuelcellpartnership.org/outreach/teachers

Bonneville Power Administration Fuel Cell Curriculum (Elementary and High School)
http://www.bpa.gov/Energy/N/education/Fuel_Cell_Car/index.cfm

GM Fuel Cells Lesson Plans (Grades 5-8)
http://www.gm.com/experience/education/teachers/fc_energy_index.jsp

EERE Hydrogen Program Middle School Guide (including activity guide, presentations, animation and poster)
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/education/middle_school.html

EERE Hydrogen Program High School Lesson Plan
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/plan.cfm/lpid=260

H2 Educate! Teacher (PDF 6.9 MB) and Student (PDF 6.7 MB) Guides - These new guides were developed by the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project's Teacher Advisory Board for the DOE Hydrogen Program. Sentech, Inc., the U.S. Fuel Cell Council, the National Hydrogen Association, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and the Fuel Cell Store provided support and technical assistance. For more information about NEED, visit http://www.need.org/. For a free hard copy of the H2 Educate! materials, please call NEED at 800-875-5029.

Labs

These are a few example labs appropriate for middle and high school classes.

Grade 4-7: EIA (Hydrogen and Electrolysis)
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/classactivities/HydrogenElectrolysisElementary.pdf

Grade 5-8 Fuel Cell Futuristic Battery Lesson (EERE)
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/plan.cfm/lpid=259

Grades 6-12 Demonstrates visually Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolysis of water, producing hydrogen and oxygen. (Developed by the National Fuel Cell Education Program)
 http://www.ecosoul.org/files/fuelcell/fuelcell.htm

A high school science project for building a fuel cell. (Developed by Dr. Martin Schmidt, a physicist) http://www.fuelcells.org/ced/career/scienceproject.pdf

Other Teacher Resources

These are some additional websites we thought would be useful for educators.

EIA Energy Activities
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/classactivities/teachers&students.html

National Sciences Resource Center
http://www.nsrconline.org/curriculum_resources/index.html

DOE Instructional Resources
http://ed.fnal.gov/doe/index.html

American Hydrogen Association – page contains many different resources including lesson plans, experiments and other resources
http://www.clean-air.org/

Fuel Cells.org collects information and resources about hydrogen and fuel cell activities in the U.S. and around the world. It provides links to educational opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as links to demonstration models to be used in labs and classroom settings. The site can be translated into Spanish or Portuguese.
http://www.fuelcells.org/ced/education.html#res

EERE Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Education Program
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/education/

EERE Grades 5-12 Education Page
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/education/classroom.html

The International Association for Hydrogen Energy Technologies offers introductory information about hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.  http://www.hydrogeneducation.com/pages.asp?id=1