Biodegradable Plastic |
Students learn what bioplastics are and what some of their many applications. Students will create their own biodegradable plastic using corn-based ingredients. |
Bioenergy, Chemistry, Family Math & Science Night |
Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Biodiversity in a Leaf Pack |
In this lesson students will make artificial leaf packs to create a model habitat for freshwater macroinvertebrates to determine which organism are present in each microhabitat. |
Biology, Ecology |
Elementary (4-5) |
Bioenergy Farm Game |
In this lesson students learn about the pros and cons of various biofuel crops. How these crops help or hurt the environment, and how a farmer benefits from growing biofuel crops. |
Bioenergy, Biology |
High School (9-12) |
Bioenergy Research Posters |
Students will research, plan, create and present a poster about a renewable energy source, preferably a form of biofuel or bioenergy. They will have several club meetings to create the poster, then display and present it at Family Math & Science Night. |
Bioenergy, Chemistry, Energy, Family Math & Science Night |
Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Birds |
In this lesson students will learn about birds, their habitat, adaptations, and begin to identify birds. |
Biology |
Elementary (4-5) |
Blind Drawing |
This activity is great for promoting communication skills. While it sounds like an easy task, the one-way communication from the team to their “artist” needs to be precise in order for the “artist” get the drawing right. |
Team Building |
Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Bloom in a Bottle |
In this lesson, students will conduct different experiments to learn about the best mixtures compounds for phytoplankton growth. |
Biology, Climate Change |
Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
BrainDance |
Students in this lesson learn about the developmental movements patterns to benefit from the BrainDance. |
Biology |
Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8) |
BrainSTEM Game |
In this lesson students will be test on previous knowledge about science, technology, engineering, and math as it relates to bioenergy. |
Bioenergy, Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Engineering |
Middle School (6-8) |
Brewing for Bioenergy |
In this experiment students observe and measure evidence of chemical changes caused by fermentation, and the challenge of producing ethanol and other biofuels from cellulosic materials. |
Bioenergy, Chemistry |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |