2.1 Ethanol Inputs
This is an agriscience lesson (Renewable Fuels, Unit 2 Lesson 1: “Ethanol Inputs”) teaching students about the raw materials used to produce ethanol. Through demonstration items, a product-matching activity, and discussion, students learn the categories and classifications of ethanol feedstocks (sugar, starch, cellulose), the characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of various products, and the economic and yield factors that influence which materials are chosen for ethanol production.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify what materials can be utilized to produce ethanol.
- Identify characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of fermentation in raw materials.
- Identify and recognize the factors that play an integral role in ethanol production.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Overhead projector
- Ear of corn
- Jar of soybeans
- Apple (or other type of fruit)
- Sugar Beet
- Potato
- Fast food sack
- Ethanol Product Matrix Characteristics Cards – cut from Unit 2 Lesson 1 TM.3 / one set will be needed for each group of three students in the classroom
- AS.A – one per student
- TM.A
- TM.B
- TM.C
- TM.D
- Assess.A – one per student
- Precepts
- B. Relationships – B2. Interact and work with others. E. Awareness – E1. Address issues important to the community.
- Key Terms
- Fermentation
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills
- NSS-EC.9-12.2Effective Decision Making — Understand marginal benefit is the change in total benefit resulting from an action. Marginal cost is the change in total cost resulting from an action.