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Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumCellulosic Ethanol (PowerPoint)This is a presentation/slide resource introducing cellulosic ethanol, explaining that cellulose is the world's most abundant compound and can be used to…Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol LessonA multi-day science lesson on ethanol as a renewable biofuel. Students research the history of ethanol, produce ethanol from corn starch and…
Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 1This is a student activity worksheet in which pairs of students research the history, production, usage, environmental impact, and agricultural significance of…
Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 2A hands-on student lab activity in which learners ferment ethanol from crushed corn, distill the ethanol from the coproduct, and test the…Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 3This is a student activity worksheet in which learners role-play community members affected by the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and participate in…
Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 3 Role CardsThis resource is a set of community role cards for a classroom activity (Activity 3) centered on ethanol production and its community…Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 4This is a hands-on chemistry lab activity in which student pairs investigate and compare the efficiency and environmental impact of two combustible…
Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 5This is a hands-on lab activity in which students research and compare ethanol (a biofuel) and kerosene (a fossil fuel), then burn…
Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 6This is a hands-on laboratory activity in which students experiment with physical (heat), chemical (sulfuric acid), and enzymatic (Celluclast) treatments to break…
Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol AssessmentThis is a student assessment worksheet for an Ethanol lesson, consisting of open-ended questions about ethanol production, its advantages over fossil fuels,…
Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumHistory and Production (PowerPoint)This is a slide presentation introducing ethanol as a clean-burning biofuel, explaining how it is produced from agricultural products such as corn,…Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumImportance and Policy (PowerPoint)This is a presentation/slide resource on the importance of biofuels, focusing on ethanol. It covers the economic impacts of biofuels (economic output,…
Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 1This is a student activity worksheet in which pairs of students research the history, production, usage, environmental impact, and agricultural significance of…Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 2A hands-on student lab activity in which learners ferment ethanol from crushed corn, distill the ethanol from the coproduct, and test the…Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 3This is a student activity worksheet in which learners role-play community members affected by the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and participate in…Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 3 Role CardsThis resource is a set of community role cards for a classroom activity (Activity 3) centered on ethanol production and its community…Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 4This is a hands-on chemistry lab activity in which student pairs investigate and compare the efficiency and environmental impact of two combustible…Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 5This is a hands-on lab activity in which students research and compare ethanol (a biofuel) and kerosene (a fossil fuel), then burn…Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol Activity 6This is a hands-on laboratory activity in which students experiment with physical (heat), chemical (sulfuric acid), and enzymatic (Celluclast) treatments to break…Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumEthanol AssessmentThis is a student assessment worksheet for an Ethanol lesson, consisting of open-ended questions about ethanol production, its advantages over fossil fuels,…Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumHistory and Production (PowerPoint)This is a slide presentation introducing ethanol as a clean-burning biofuel, explaining how it is produced from agricultural products such as corn,…Lesson planLesson Plans & CurriculumImportance and Policy (PowerPoint)This is a presentation/slide resource on the importance of biofuels, focusing on ethanol. It covers the economic impacts of biofuels (economic output,…