5.1 Ethanol Production and Utilization Impacts
This is a Renewable Fuels curriculum lesson (Unit 5, Lesson 1) titled “Ethanol Production and Utilization Impacts” from the National FFA Organization. Through a myth-busting interest approach, peer-teaching (“Little Professor Moment”), and a visual “Hieroglyphic Moment” activity, students learn the positive economic impacts of ethanol and the potential negative environmental impacts. It includes teaching masters, activity sheets, an assessment, and application activities.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify the positive impacts that ethanol has on the economy.
- Identify the negative impacts that ethanol has on the environment.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Projector
- Screen
- TM.A
- TM.B
- TM.C
- AS.A – one per student
- AS.B – one per student in ½ the class
- AS.C – one per student in ½ the class
- Precepts
- E. Awareness — E1. Address issues important to the community. F. Continuous Improvement — F4. Adapt to emerging technologies.
- Resources
- www.npi.gov.au; www.epa.gov; www.energyportal.eu; http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/science/alt_fuels/ethanol.html
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG. K-12.2Reading for understanding.
- NSS-G.K-12.5Environment and Society.