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Sustainable Future City Design, Lithium-Ion Batteries, and the Science of Thermal Runaway

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Jackie Nichols

Age Groups

6-8

Context

Jackie Nichols is a middle school educator based in Tucson, Arizona. Her learning experience incorporates safety science into the existing Future City competition, encouraging students to consider issues of lithium-ion batteries and thermal runaway in their design of sustainable, climate-ready cities.

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