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The Beer and Biofuels Laboratory: A Report on Implementing and Supporting A Large, Interdisciplinary, Yeast-Focused Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
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Pedwell, Rhianna K.; Fraser, James A.; Wang, Jack T. H.; Clegg, Jack K.; Chartres, Jy D.; Rowland, Susan L. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2018
Course-integrated Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) involve large numbers of students in real research. We describe a late-year microbiology CURE in which students use yeast to address a research question around beer brewing or synthesizing biofuel; the interdisciplinary student-designed project incorporates genetics, bioinformatics,…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Undergraduate Students, Microbiology
Adaptable Inquiry-Based Activities about National Patterns of Coal and Energy Use
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Bembenic, Meredith Hill; Cratsley, Chira Endress; Hartwell, Bradley; Guertin, Laura; Furman, Tanya – Science Scope, 2012
As the United States strives to achieve energy independence, students need to be literate about energy and environmental issues. In this article, the authors present a lesson about the nation's electricity resources that is part 1 of a free, comprehensive unit on coal and energy that is available online (http://tinyurl.com/coalenergyunit). The…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Fuels, Energy, Graduate Students
Residential Wood Combustion Emissions and Safety Guidebook.
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Becker, Mimi, Ed.; Barnett, Lucy, Ed. – 1985
This seven-part guidebook provides information to assist decision makers and other individuals involved in the residential wood energy fuel cycle. It can be used as a tool for designing or implementing programs, strategies, and policies that encourage, prevent, or mitigate safety or air emission related impacts of residential woodburning equipment…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Chimneys, Fire Protection, Fuel Consumption
Energy Conservation in School Transportation Systems. Energy Conservation Guidelines 4.
Giesguth, John, Ed.; Scheingold, Edward, Ed. – 1980
Fourth in a series of four publications on energy conservation, this booklet offers basic guidelines for sound fuel reduction in school transportation. The pamphlet suggests ways to implement energy-saving practices, guidelines for preventive maintenance of school vehicles, a definition of the drivers' and superintendents' roles, school policies…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Bus Transportation, Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption
Energy Conservation in School Facilities. Energy Conservation Guidelines 2.
Peterson, Irving M., Ed.; Gates, Richard M., Ed. – 1980
The second in a series of four publications on energy conservation, this booklet suggests energy-saving strategies that can be developed and implemented at the program and operational levels or that involve changes to the physical plant and its operating system. The strategies include variations in scheduling, techniques for cutting waste in…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation
Energy Conservation and Management. Tried and Proven Energy Conservation Programs That Are Helping School Districts Improve the Energy Efficiency of Their Facilities.
Stolberg, Charles G. – 1981
A special 90-minute educational session of the Association of School Business Officials' annual meeting presented a series of mini-workshops, each featuring a school district or organization that had developed and/or implemented a successful program to reduce energy usage in schools. The 19 presenters at these mini-workshops included school…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Building Operation, Conservation Education, Cost Effectiveness