On November 2, 2018 Kelly Garton, an AP Environmental Science teacher held an event at Walt Whitman High School.  He worked with Bob Erdman from EVADC ( Electric Vehicle Association of greater Washington DC) to get the electric vehicles for the event.

The event took place from 11am – 1 pm during lunch near the front of the school.  Having the event during lunch allowed the event to happen without using any class time.  It also gave the students a fun activity to participate in during lunch.

There was a good assortment of EVs, including a Tesla Model S, a Kia Soul, a Smart Fortwo, a Chevy Volt, 2 Tesla Model X, a VW Golf EV, a Chevy Bolt EV, a Tesla Model 3 and a Nissan Leaf.  Three of the EVs came from Whitman parents.

About 130 AP Environmental Science students came to look at cars and answer questions from an EV-capture-sheet .  Another 70 or so students came as well to look and ask questions.

The EVADC Vehicle Information Sheet:  EVInfoSheet  and 10 Common EV Myths  were available to the students.  About 5-10% of the students took a flyer with them.

Announcement made in the morning to invite students to come out to see the EVs: “Do you like cool cars?  Do you like clean air?  The two can be related!  Come today during both lunches to check out the latest electric cars in the bus lane!  Tesla, Leaf, Bolt and more!!!  Students and staff welcome!”

Writeup in the school newspaper: https://theblackandwhite.net/61481/news/electric-car-showcase-teaches-students-value-of-clean-energy/

Photos:

Electric Vehicles at Whitman High School ready for the Students to check out

AP Environmental Science students learning about Electric Vehicles

Students check out a Kia Soul EV

Thanks to Poolesville Green which donated flyers and let us borrow their Electric Car banners