Biofuels in Kentucky
Module Summary
| Activity | File Resources | Approx. Time Required |
| 1. Shrinky Dinks for Corn Craft
Students make tags for their corn craft. This portion of the corn craft should be done in advance so the tags can be shrunk. |
See the Corn Craft file list. | 10 minutes |
| 2. Population video
A video demonstrating the exponential increase of the world’s population. |
population-video.pdf | 5 minutes |
| 3. Resource Allocation Demo
A classroom demonstration illustrating the distribution of resources between the United States and China. |
resource-allocation.pdf resource-slides.ppt resource-slides.pdf |
15 minutes |
| 4. What is made from corn?
A class discussion on the many products made from corn. |
corn-products.pdf corn-product-slides.ppt corn-product-slides.pdf |
15 minutes |
| 5. Corn craft
A bead craft with personalized tag. |
corn-craft.pdf shrinky-dink-tags.pub shrinky-dink-tags.pdf corn-craft-diag.pdf |
15 minutes |
| 6. Renewable Energy: Ethanol
A class discussion on the use of ethanol as a renewable fuel. |
renewable-energy.pdf ethanol-slides.ppt ethanol-slides.pdf ethanol-slides-notes.pdf appleplanet.pdf |
20 minutes |
| 7. Energy Game
A board game to reinforce concepts of energy principles and decisions. |
energy-game.pdf game-instructions-slides.ppt game-instrucitons-slides.pdf game-questions.pdf energy-game-rules.pdf |
30 minutes |