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Department of Energy publication detailing the amount of energy used and produced in 2013 across all sectors.
Associated Grade Levels: 7-89-1011-12Public
Teachers will find a progression of four lesson plans in this curriculum. These lessons focus on advanced biofuel projects from across the U.S. that are striving to meet goals of economic, environmental, and social sustainability, while producing alternative fuels and co-products. These lessons are delivered with evidence based narrative material that will engage students in the stories surrounding these progressive biofuels projects. There are two curricular threads that progress through the lessons. The first thread is the science content to build students’ knowledge of advanced biofuels. The second thread has students progress from deconstructing narrative material to constructing their own narrative in the final lesson.
Associated Grade Levels: 5-67-89-1011-12Public
Educational resources provided by Advanced Hardwoods Biofuels Northwest
News and Information about Biofuel and Biomass Fuel Technology from AENews
This video resource highlights the role of algal fuel research that first started in the 1970s and algae biofuel. The technology manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, Joyce Yang discusses why algae biofuel is important to the DOE, private corporations and beneficial to U.S. citizens. She encourages further research and commends the research already being done at the College of William & Mary. Using algae has dual or triple benefits, delivering energy security and energy independence, as well as beneficial byproducts. She briefly discusses energy intensity-what it takes to convert algae into fuel and the goal of pairing up the best science with the best engineering.
Associated Grade Levels: 7-89-1011-12
This Capstone Project Proposal website contains several helpful algae biofuel graphics-one shows how biodiesel is produced from algae, a chart showing the oil yield in gallons per acre for many feedstock crops, and 2 excellent videos on algae being turned into biofuel. Algae has a much higher oil yield compared to other feedstock.
Associated Grade Levels: 11-12
In this intimate talk filmed at TED's offices, energy innovator Amory Lovins shows how to get the US off oil and coal by 2050, $5 trillion cheaper, with no Act of Congress, led by business for profit. The key is integrating all four energy-using sectors—and four kinds of innovation.
A deatiled review of second generation biofules including market technologies, supply chain, challenges to introductions, and production costs
A PBS website that offers an in-depth essential addition to America's energy debate. The videos are produced by Detroit Public Television and Scientific American.
A Department of Energy project which would allow for a mobile feedstock processing plant. This pdf outlines the workings of the equipment along with the capabilities for production.
Associated Grade Levels: 9-1011-12Public
Detailing the establishment and emergence of a variety of biofuel technologies which use biomass to provide commercial sources of energy whilst offering significant potential benefits, in terms of savings in fossil fuel resource depletion and geenhouse gas emissions
Link to a group of universities working on ways to improve transportation by way of efficiency and new technologies.
University of Wisconsin Madison Massive Open Online Course designed to highlight the impact of a changing climate while detailing how these effects are taking place and why.
Overview of the progress and goals for different teams within the NARA framework.
Associated Grade Levels: 11-12Public
A team at Iowa State University is working on the creation of new batteries which perform better and are safe for outer-space.
Energy efficiency resources, including guides on heating and cooling, efficient lighting, window insulation, water conservation, solar energy, and more
A powerpoint covering the Imagine Tomorrow energy competition and energy literacy with its relation to STEM and NARA.
PBS compilation of energy resources including relevant videos, lesson plans, and grouped by grade level as well as educational standards.
Associated Grade Levels: 1-23-45-67-89-1011-12Public
Cost and Benefit Analysis of energy storage techniques and options for the state of Minnesota.
Breakdown of costs involved with the implementation of clean energy on a per building scale.
A comprehensive guide to energy literacy with lessons, assessments and student readings covering topics including the basics of energy through home energy usage and sustainable flight using biofuel from the Pacific Northwest, among others.
Associated Grade Levels: 5-67-8Public
A biofuel company is able to produce larger levels of fuel than previously thought also with new ways for the company to continue prosper.
This interactive map shows the present and potential future of electricity in the world.
Global Change is a research program that works to understand the impacts of climate change.
A TED-Ed video lesson about how many lightbulbs each person uses in the United Kingdom. A physicist walks us through the amount of energy used and needed all converted to the amount of light bulbs on all the time.
Comprehensive report on climate change covering topics such as; observed changes, future changes and risks, mitigation techniques, and sustainable development, along with many others.
A students guide to Global Climate Change. This EPA site helps kids explore and understand what is going on with climate change, what the impacts are, how to think like a scientist and how to be a part of the solution.
Associated Grade Levels: 5-67-89-10Public
Video about LED production and its implications for developing nations, produced by University of California.
Video introducing the inventor of LED technology and explaining the beginning of LED implementation because of its high efficiency values compared to tungsten bulbs.
Video explaining the process of LED technology and its benefits towards removing the amount of energy that needs to be produced.
Video explaining how LEDs have impacted society and the future of lighting technology in relation to more efficient methods such as lasers.
Website about how to implement and change public policies for the betterment of society by way of sustainability collaboration.
Gathering of resources for the betterment of not only Midwest area that includes; courses, trainings and an energy fair, among other resources.
News and Information about Biofuels from National Geographic
News and Information about Biofuels from the New York Times
National Renewable Energy Laboratory surveyed 74 companies that reported they have commercial-scale biofuel production. This overview provides a link to the published survey results detailing the different types of biofuel and the capacity available.
An article addressing the processes related to the pretreatment of woody biomass to be used for biofuel, focusing on energy efficiency, technologies, and recalcitrance
Associated Grade Levels: 9-1011-12
This review focuses on cost effective technologies and the processes to convert biomass into useful liquid biofuels and bioproducts, with particular focus on some biorefinery concepts based on different feedstocks aiming at the integral utilization of these feedstocks for the production of value added chemicals
A compilation of short quizzes with answers and resources for more material. Quizzes include but not limited to Soil moisture, The ocean, Frozen poles, Precipitation and the water cycle, and How's your energy level?
This lesson is a way for students to understand the cost and the benefits to switching their energy sources at their school to renewable energy. The students will be using special software for this lesson.
National Geographic article discussing the impact that using floating solar arrays could have on the energy conversation as well as the environmental conversation.
Follows process of biofuel production from NARA research along with the calculation for how much biofuel can be created from a given amount of hog fuel.
A Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network website which covers the importance of climate literacy and understanding what role the climate plays in our everyday life.
A Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network website which details energy literacy and how to best teach its concepts, this includes an energy quiz.
Students will be able to identify biomass resources. Describe how biomass is a form of stored solar energy. Explain how a particular biomass resource can be used to produce heat or electricity or contribute to transportation resource needs.
Associated Grade Levels: 5-67-89-1011-12
PowerPoint presentation about reducing cost and increasing feasibility for solar energy.
Outlines the goals and dimensions of sustainability through the eyes of the DoE by way of combining advanced analysis with applied research to understand and address the potential environmental impacts of bioenergy production.
Website with energy information across all sectors with interactive maps and articles associated with energy use, production and cost.
Comprehensive overview of the energy usage across the United States.
An organization bringing high efficiency LED lamps with photovoltaic cells to developing nations.
Noah Gue, a 6-year-old from Montana, explains that he has seen climate change and is calling us all to action for the cause of this earth. He shows us some examples of where he has noticed the climate changing.
Associated Grade Levels: 3-45-67-89-1011-12Public
This lesson is designed to explain the use of wind power as a renewable resource. The students will build models of wind turbines and experiment with the types of changes that will increase efficiency.
