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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating Biodiesel and Mitigating Waste

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Biotechnology pros produce their own biofuel using waste oil and fresh vegetable oil. They test the quality of their product using titration techniques and pH analysis. They write their observations and report their findings. Be aware...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transportation Fuels: What Car Will You Drive?

For Teachers 7th
How many different types of biofuels are out there? Seventh graders watch a series of videos and participate in a series of activities in order to better understand all the transportation options available. They consider what type of car...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ethanol Fermentation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Biofuel is a possible form of clean and renewable energy. Engineering explorers observe the fermentation process, and then alter the temperature to discover the effect on fermentation. The plan is complete with materials, procedures, and...
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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Renewable Fuels

For Students 5th - 9th
A single slide introduces each of the following renewable energy sources: hydroelectric, wind, geothermal, solar, tidal, and biomass. This provides a succinct overview that you can use as a visual aid when you first introduce alternative...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coco Locomotion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Technology tutees read a description about coconuts and how they are used to make biodiesel fuel. Note that the link to the article does not work, and the article does not appear to be available online. There are, if you look for one,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Biofuel Project: Creating Biodiesel

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars research about the processing of biodiesel fuels. In this energy lesson, students produce their own biodiesel using used and new vegetable oil. They discuss the environmental and economic benefits of using biodiesel.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

BioFuels: The Chemistry and Economics of Alternative Fuels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Junior chemists manufacture biodiesel in the lab. For this exercise, they check the purity of the biodiesel using thin layer chromatography. They also calculate its density and heat of combustion. They are sure to rise to the challenge...
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PPT
Curated OER

Biomass Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Consider biomass as an alternative energy source with this PowerPoint. Environmental science pupils discover the potential of converting gases produced by landfills into useful energy. They compare and contrast environmental and economic...
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Lesson Plan
Green Learning

Build Your Own Biogas Generator

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Where this is not exactly a lesson plan, it is a terrific outline of how to generate biogas from an animal manure sample. If you are up for the challenge, the generator can be built by your class as a concluding project at the end of an...
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PPT
Curated OER

Plant Science Introduction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A unique PowerPoint explains the basics of plant science. It motivates viewers to study plant science and then lists different food products, biofuels, fibers, timber, and ornamental uses of plants. It concludes with lists of careers...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Energy Crossword

For Students 7th - 12th
In this energy activity, students complete a crossword puzzle by filling in the terms associated with the 15 clues given. Students review the different types of energy sources.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The History of Ethanol in America

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore and examine the production of biofuels from the 1850's to the present. Included in their research is Henry Ford, ethanol, World War I and prohibition. They explain the importance of grains and grasses for the...
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Article
Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Biofuels: Energy for Your Future [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can read this full-length download of the biotech magazine which discusses how biofuels could be the energy of the future, and meet all our energy needs.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Biofuels and Bioprospecting for Beginners

For Students 9th - 10th
Biofuels can provide energy without the reliance on environmentally harmful fossils fuels, but scientists are still searching for a plentiful source. Craig A. Kohn demonstrates how cellulose, the naturally abundant tough walls of plant...
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Website
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Burning Biofuels: Comparing Nonrenewable and Renewable Fuels

For Students 9th - 10th
Will using agrofuel offer a substantial alternative to using fossil fuel? With this experiment you can compare the amount of heat energy released by agrofuel and fossil fuel. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Biodiesels: Converting Oil Into Clean Fuel

For Students 9th - 10th
Experiment making biodiesel from different types of oil and determine which oils give the best result. This science fair project from Science Buddies, although in an abbreviated format compared to other Science Buddies experiments, gives...
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Article
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Diesel Smells Sweet!

For Students 9th - 10th
Fess up. Faced with the morning craving for caffeine, do you, with trembling hand, pour that first delicious, nutritious cuppa joe, and then just trasho the soggy coffee grounds?
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Lesson Plan
Other

Lehigh University: Energy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An inquiry-based science unit for middle school students centered on the world's energy sources. The lessons integrate technology and lab activities while teaching about energy sources, production, and consumption.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: News Hour: Alternative Fuels

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS science report on alternative fuels focuses mainly on ethanol. Multimedia features include a video from the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer [11:13], an interactive car comparison, and further reports on ethanol and other biofuels....
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Lesson Plan
US Department of Energy

Us Department of Energy: Creating Biofuel and Mitigating Waste [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A 36-page lesson plan unit where students create biodiesel from waste and clean vegetable oil, analyze the biodiesel fuel and purify it, as well as create soap from glycerin. They are also asked to prepare a presentation on their work...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Great Algae Race

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In a multi-week experiment, student groups gather data from the photobioreactors that they build to investigate growth conditions that make algae thrive best.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Digest Your Food!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In a multi-week experiment, student teams gather biogas data from the mini-anaerobic digesters that they build to break down different types of food waste with microbes. They compare methane gas production from decomposing hot dogs,...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Biorecycling: Using Nature to Make Resources From Waste

For Teachers 5th - 8th
By studying key processes in the carbon cycle, such as photosynthesis, composting, and anaerobic digestion, students learn how nature and engineers biorecycle carbon.
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Lesson Plan
Other

The Plant Cell: Teaching Tools in Plant Biology: Why Study Plants?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Plants are essential for all life and development. Teach your students about this incredible lifeforce with this teaching guide, lecture notes, and PowerPoint presentation. [PDF]