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Renewable Energy Plants in Your Gas Tank
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Renewable Energy Plants in Your Gas Tank

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Subject Science
Grade Level Grades 3-12
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With ethanol becoming more prevalent in the media and in gas tanks, it is important for students to know where it comes from. This module uses a series of activities to show how energy and mass are converted from one form to another. It focuses on the conversion of light energy into chemical energy via photosynthesis, then goes on to show how the chemical energy in plant sugars can be fermented to produce ethanol. Finally, the reasons for using ethanol as a fuel are discussed. This module follows the path of energy from the sun and photosynthesis to ethanol production.

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biomass_renewenergyplants.pdf

Lesson Plan
February 12, 2020
837.87 KB
5.0
1 Reviews
Exemplary lesson plan with everything needed to discuss energy.
kflair
December 07, 2013
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