Human Population Density |
Students in this lesson learn about population density, specifically in humans, and determine the population density in 5-8 state in the United States. |
Biology |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Human Centered Design: Masks and Backpacks |
Learners will utilize Human Centered Design to make personal protective masks. |
Engineering |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Home, Home in a Stream |
In this lesson students will create stream ecosystems that focus on the differences between riffle, run, and pool ecosystems, while hypothesizing which macro invertebrate they would expect to find in each stream environment. |
Biology, Ecology |
Elementary (4-5) |
Harnessing Wind Power |
Students in this lesson learn about wind power, and design wind blades using the engineering process. |
Engineering, Renewable Energy |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Harnessing Solar Power with K'nex Cars |
In this lesson, students incorporate problem solving to build a solar powered K’nex car. |
Engineering, Renewable Energy |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Habitat Lesson |
In this lesson students will learn about owl habitat and survival requirements through a game to simulate owl survivability. |
Biology, Ecology |
Elementary (4-5) |
Growing Bioenergy |
In this lesson, students will have an opportunity to plant a poplar tree and discuss the uses and growth of poplar trees for bioenergy technologies. |
Bioenergy, Biology |
Middle School (6-8) |
Growing Algae for Fuel |
In this lesson students will explore research themselves by growing algae using waste water (made with fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium). |
Bioenergy, Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Engineering |
Middle School (6-8) |
Green Building Design Using Google SketchUp |
In this lesson students use software to build a simple structure from and then add their own “green” additions. |
Engineering |
High School (9-12) |
Generations of Biofuels |
Students will learn about the three generations of biofuels. They will learn how they are produced, their advantages and disadvantages, and the marketability of each fuel through this discussion-based activity. |
Bioenergy |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |