Novice+Lesson

**In this lesson, you will be exploring the effect of different items on cars' mpg, how this impacts the cost of driving, and alternatives to dealing with these issues.**
=Part 1: You will be working with your partner= 1) Answer the following questions with your partner. Questions for Cars File 2) Answer the question in the "Discussion" Tab. 3) Discuss all the questions you did with your group of four. = = = = = = =Part 2: Go to Nightly Homework Page and click on "Real Data Homework" for your homework tonight.=
 * Open the following Excel Spreadsheet: [[file:Cars.xls]]
 * This is a table of car specifications of all makes and models.
 * Interesting article in relation to Part 1:[|Fuel Efficiency Article]

=Part 3: Weekly Project with your Group of Four= 1) Complete the following Excel file. 3) As a group, discuss this chart and what this may tell you about fuel consumption in the US. 4) Research alternatives that have been created or are being created to help deal with the fuel consumption/fuel price issue. Find at least two alternatives with credible sources with the pros and cons of each alternative. Also consider what you learned from part 1 of this lesson. 5) Create an online presentation that deals with fuel consumption, its cost, and possible alternatives. The following items must be included:
 * In Part 2, you will create an excel sheet to discuss the cost of driving different types of vehicles, you will be researching alternatives for dealing with this costs in light of the issue gasoline prices, and you will be creating a presentation on your discovery.
 * Data from your Excel File
 * Reasons for the differences between vehicles in your file
 * Alternative 1 with pros and cons
 * Alternative 2 with pros and cons
 * We will watch these presentations in class.
 * Be creative!