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Thermal Runaway: Student Guide

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Students can use this guide as they work through the Science of Thermal Runaway pathway to build a problem definition for the phenomenon of thermal runaway.

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In The Science of Thermal Runaway, you will learn about the science of portable electrical power, from hoverboards to cell phones. Use this guide to organize the information in the pathway and make an evidence-based claim that is supported by evidence and scientific reasoning.

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Thermal Runaway: Student Guide

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