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- 2nd - 12th
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Students determine if the sterilization of topsoil is beneficial to seed germination and plant growth. They grow plants alongside control groups, make and record observations of plant growth and measure plant biomass. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students explain the relationship between the Pyramid of Numbers and the Pyramid of Biomass. They have the opportunity to examine and calculate the area of a topographic map. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students conduct research and prepare and share a fact sheet for biomass energy. They witness a demonstration illustrating the presence of carbon dioxide and design an experiment to investigate carbon neutrality. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the species that depend on a poa grass for their habitat and interpret data to demonstrate biomass and number pyramids. They examine the plant by digging it up and pulling it apart quickly to capture all the invertebrates living within. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students interpret data to demonstrate biomass and number pyramids. They use information to draw conclusions and examine an example of biological magnification. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students create a Fuel Museum that is suitable for extending the awareness of middle school students about the advantages and disadvantages of various fuels. The seven energy sources represented are biomass, coal, natural gas, nuclear energy, petroleum, propane and solar energy. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students form expert engineering teams working for the (fictional) alternative energy consulting firm, Greenewables, Inc. Each team specializes in a form of renewable energy used to generate electrical power: passive solar, solar photovoltaic, wind power, low-impact hydropower, biomass, geothermal and hydrogen fuel cells. Teams produce poster presentations making a case for their technology and produce an accompanying PDF document using Adobe Acrobat that summarizes the presentation. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students work in groups to research biomass using the International Energy Agency's website. Students use evidence from the web search to assess biomass energy potential in Pennsylvania as part of a classroom "Alternative Energy Commission." After preparing and sharing a fact sheet for biomass energy, students witness a demonstration illustrating the presence of carbon dioxide and design an experiment to investigate carbon neutrality. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students relate how food chaings and food webs routs matter and enery through an ecosystem and represent the feeding levels of a food chain or food web through a pyramid of energy. They construct three energy pyramids. Students use some of their mathematical skills to successfully construct the pyramids. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine information about a variety of renewable fuels. They read key vocabulary terms, read and discuss a story handout, and conduct research on renewable fuels. Students then complete a comparison chart, and write an advertisement promoting a selected biofuel. Full Review »
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