RSS 1.0Lesson Plans, Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA)
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This collection features lesson plans authored by participants in the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA).
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CO2 and Biofuel Transportation Adventure Race
(2016-12)In this lesson, students will be tasked with determining the best method of transporting slash from the environment to a pretreatment facility. Students will be given a choice of one of three transportation methods and ... -
Biomass Adventure Race
(2016-12)This adventure race lesson covers the four key stages of the biomass supply chain: production, pre-‐processing, conversion, and supplying to consumers. -
Value of the Slash of a Tree
(2016-12)In this lesson students will look at forest ecosystems and determine the estimated slash of the tress. Other forest ecosystem discussions can be implemented as well such as fire ecology. -
From Forest to Fuel
(2016-12)In this lesson, students will calculate and measure the amount of woody biomass in forest residual slash piles, to determine efficacy of processing and transporting methods for biomass energy production. -
Reducing Your Carbon Foot Print, One Step At A Time
(2016-12)During this lesson, students will understand that carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the largest contributors to climate change and learn how they can reduce CO2 emissions at home and within their state. Students will also ... -
Hydroelectric Power and Dams--A look at the Environmental, Social and Economic
(2016-12)This lesson investigates the use of dams, and has students create a water wheel and explore various water flows and they’re affect on the water whee. -
Making Chemistry Visible
(2016-12)The objective of this lesson is to explain and demonstrate the chemical process of turning woody biomass into biofuel. -
Life in a Food Chain
(2016-12)Following this lesson, students will understand the flow of energy in an ecosystem. -
Exploring Hydropower
(2016-12)For this lesson, students will investigate the hydropower by finding the potential energy for hydropower at a creek flowing into a reservoir. -
Life Cycle Assessments Over a Cup of Coffee
(2016-12)Following the lesson, students will have an understanding of the creation and uses of life cycle assessments. -
Forest Management
(2016-12)In this lesson, student will learn to evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of forest management strategies. -
The Great Debate
(2016-12)This lesson is designed to help students understand the differences in stakeholder perspectives and the collaboration required to overcome the complex problem of creating a bioenergy infrastructure. -
Plant Cell Walls to Alcohols
(2016-12)This lesson looks at the break down of plant material to demonstrate the production of biofuels. -
Water Resources in a Changing Climate
(2016-12)This lesson will investigate the impact of climate change on water resources through calculating the discharge rate of a local stream, and analyzing graphs and data. -
Energy Explorations: Tag
(2016-12)Learn about renewable and non-renewable resources and identify issues related to the environment from using them. This lesson plan is designed for 5th- and 6th-grade students. -
Green House Gases
(2016-12)Students will understand the role of green house gasses in Earth's atmosphere and what are major contributors to green houses gas build up in the atmosphere. -
Beetle Kill to Bioenergy
(2016-12)This lesson explores bioenergy as a clean and alternative energy resource for powering communities. Students will use nonfiction narrative that tells the story of Eagle Valley Clean Energy (EVCE) in Colorado as well as the ... -
Energy Exploration: Beans!
(2016-12)Learn about renewable and non-renewable resources and identify issues related to the environment from using them. This lesson plan is designed for 5th- and 6th-grade students.