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Energy Storage in Plants: Should Biofuels Be Made from Seeds or Leaves and Stems?
The investigation involves students determining where plants store potential energy (a.k.a., chemical energy). In the investigation, students will grow rapid cycling Brassica rapa plants and observe that the dry weight (mass) increases because of photosynthesis. They will measure the amount of energy stored in seeds and vegetative tissues by using a simple calorimeter. The information collected...
Publisher: PlantEd Digital Library
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Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuels 101
When selecting alternative fuels, it is important to consider the relative advantages and disadvantages of each. This activity asks students to begin to consider the life cycle energy and carbon dioxide emission costs of gasoline, corn ethanol, and cellulosic ethanol. The various pieces help students trace energy and matter through a complex system and begin to critically analyze graphical...
Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
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Activity: Using Soil Fungi Next Generation Sequencing Data to Study Wildfire Resiliency
This lab exercise is an active learning introduction to techniques used to analyze soil microbiome data. Students will also learn about forming hypotheses, what kind of questions can be answered with this data, and practice the scientific method.
This resource was developed with support from the National Science Foundation.
Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
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Exploring Energy Transformations in Plants
The ability to explain the processes by which plants capture, store and use energy for growth and development is fundamental to understanding bioenergy. In this set of lessons, students investigate how plants harness and use different sources of energy during germination and growth. Students ask questions and make predictions about the sources of energy that plants use. They then plan and carry...
Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
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Tree Tender Supplemental Teaching Bundle
The short film Tree Tender (2016) follows a young woman, Gaia, becoming the newest Tree Tender, learning about the Tree of Life, the connections between all organisms on the Tree, the importance of understanding these connections, and the human-caused mass extinction currently occurring.
Note: Please read 01 Tree Tender Curriculum Bundle.pdf first.
Each of these major concepts are...
Publisher: PlantEd Digital Library
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