More Classroom Activities
This high school level lab uses corn and simple enzymes to produce fuel-grade ethanol.
Biofuels from Forest Resources: Handouts and Procedures: Cellulosic Ethanol from Forest Resources
This 5 day, college level lab, takes students through the process of pretreatment, hydrolysis, fermentation, and yield analysis of ethanol created from woody biomass. Posted with permission from Michigan Technological University.
Westfield, WI High School Biodiesel Program
The school converts waste vegetable oil into biodiesel to run their school buses.
Dig it! The Secrets of Soil, Greenhouse Gas Calculator (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History)
This interactive, animated online activity puts students in the role of a farmer, deciding what crops to grow and what farming practices to use to balance high yield with lower greenhouse gas emissions.
















