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The Bioenergy Farm Game
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In this lesson, students take on the role of bioenergy crop farmers trying to earn a living while being good environmental stewards. In the process, players explore the economic and environmental tradeoffs associated with growing different bioenergy crops. This should be an engaging way to explore a range of environmental issues and ecological interactions related to climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, water quality and sustainable agriculture.

Subject:
Earth Science
Science
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Lesson Plan
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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Global Energy Flows
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In this lesson, students analyze data detailing global energy sources and sinks (uses) and construct a diagram to show the relative scale and the connections between them. Discussions of scale, historical, socio-environmental and geographic variation in this data and implications for future energy use are included.

Subject:
Earth Science
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Author:
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Poker Chip Model: Global Carbon Pools and Fluxes
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In this activity, students visualize and model a commonly published diagram of global carbon pools and fluxes. Supplemental discussion questions guide students through considering the forms of carbon in pools, key carbon transforming processes associated with fluxes, and the implications for climate change.

Subject:
Biology
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Author:
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Date Added:
02/26/2019