A photograph of algae growing in water and rocks. Students in this lesson will explore research themselves. Students will grow algae using waste water made with fertilizer. Students will then extract “green crude” produced from algae using gravity filtration. The green crude will then undergo transesterification by adding chemicals like alcohol to create biodiesel and glycerol. 

Subject: 
Bioenergy
Biology
Chemistry
Ecology
Engineering
Grade Level Range: 
Middle School (6-8)