Many teachers find developing a new lesson or course quite difficult. It would be nice to have all necessary information, lesson plans and assessment materials ready at hand. But most often, they find themselves on their own when it comes to lesson and course development. The author faced this situation when he was asked to develop a lesson on fuel cell technology for science and industrial technology students. In this article, the author shares his experience with fuel cell course development to give other educators an effective procedure to follow as they develop their own courses.