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Ohio State University Extension, 4-H Youth Development—Bioenergy Education • 1 Bioenergy Sources OBJECTIVES • Begins to understand what the word bioenergy means • Discovers the role of bioenergy sources (such as corn, grass, and soybeans) in creating bioproducts (such as fuel, electricity, plastics, and insulation) • Recognizes the importance of bioenergy for environmental sustainability (renewable energy that is safe for the environment) • Identifies various bioenergy sources for making bioproducts GROUP SIZE 6 to 8 children per adult volunteer is bioenergy education curriculum was created through Ohio’s 4-H Cloverbud program and the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center (OBIC) to inform and educate future consumers and supporters of bio-based energy and its products. e curriculum was developed with support from the Northeast Regional Sun Grant Initiative, with a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation: US DOT Assistance #DTOS59- 07-G-00052. e material consists of three bioenergy curriculum pieces in the content areas of 1) bioenergy sources, 2) bioenergy conversion, and 3) bioproducts. Each curriculum piece contains about nine educational activities. Ohio State University Extension’s 4-H Cloverbud program is designed to meet the developmentally appropriate needs of children ages 5 to 8, or in kindergarten through the second grade. However, this curriculum is recommended for youth through fiſth grade. e Cloverbud youth development program emphasizes overall well-being by empowering young children with successful learning and positive social interaction through cooperative learning in non-competitive environments. 714 GPM A Bioenergy Sources Bioenergy Education VOLUNTEER TIPS • Complete the first “Getting Started” activity for introductory purposes, and then choose one of the activities from each section. • Create a fun, engaging atmosphere using pictures and video clips related to the activities. • e length of time given to complete each activity is an estimate. Set a relaxed pace while completing each activity, allowing time for creativity and experimentation. • For each section, choose a balance of activities, including movement, sitting down, and problem solving so that children are engaged in a variety of learning settings. • Encourage children to make predictions or hypotheses (educated guesses) about what will happen as they complete the activities. LIFE SKILL AREAS • Expands social skills • Develops learning- to-learn skills • Enhances eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills • Improves self- confidence

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Ohio State University Extension, 4-H Youth Development—Bioenergy Education • 1

Bioenergy Sources

OBJECTIVES

•Beginstounderstandwhatthewordbioenergymeans

•Discoverstheroleofbioenergysources(suchascorn,grass,andsoybeans)increatingbioproducts(suchasfuel,electricity,plastics,andinsulation)

•Recognizestheimportanceofbioenergyforenvironmentalsustainability(renewableenergythatissafefortheenvironment)

• Identifiesvariousbioenergysourcesformakingbioproducts

GROUP SIZE

6to8childrenperadultvolunteer

ThisbioenergyeducationcurriculumwascreatedthroughOhio’s4-HCloverbudprogramandtheOhioBioProductsInnovationCenter(OBIC)toinformandeducatefutureconsumersandsupportersofbio-basedenergyanditsproducts.ThecurriculumwasdevelopedwithsupportfromtheNortheastRegionalSunGrantInitiative,withagrantfromtheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation:USDOTAssistance#DTOS59-07-G-00052.Thematerialconsistsofthreebioenergycurriculumpiecesinthecontentareasof1)bioenergysources,2)bioenergyconversion,and3)bioproducts.Eachcurriculumpiececontainsaboutnineeducationalactivities.OhioStateUniversityExtension’s4-HCloverbudprogramisdesignedtomeetthedevelopmentallyappropriateneedsofchildrenages5to8,orinkindergartenthroughthesecondgrade.However,thiscurriculum is recommended for youth through fifth grade.TheCloverbudyouthdevelopmentprogramemphasizesoverallwell-beingbyempoweringyoungchildrenwithsuccessfullearningandpositivesocialinteractionthroughcooperativelearninginnon-competitiveenvironments.

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VOLUNTEER TIPS•Completethefirst“GettingStarted”activityforintroductorypurposes,andthenchooseoneoftheactivitiesfromeachsection.

•Createafun,engagingatmosphereusingpicturesandvideoclipsrelatedtotheactivities.

•Thelengthoftimegiventocompleteeachactivityisanestimate.Setarelaxedpacewhilecompletingeachactivity,allowingtimeforcreativityandexperimentation.

• Foreachsection,chooseabalanceofactivities,includingmovement,sittingdown,andproblemsolvingsothatchildrenareengagedinavarietyoflearningsettings.

• Encouragechildrentomakepredictionsorhypotheses(educatedguesses)aboutwhatwillhappenastheycompletetheactivities.

LIFE SKILL AREAS• Expandssocialskills•Developslearning-to-learnskills

• Enhanceseye-handcoordinationandfinemotorskills

• Improvesself-confidence

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TIME FRAME

Thislessonisdesignedforagroupmeetingbetween30and60minutes.Eachactivitytakes5to15minutestocomplete.

BACKGROUND

Bioenergyisarenewablesourceofenergythatisproducedfromplantsandanimals.Unlikebioenergy,fossilfuels,suchascrudeoilandcoal,arenotrenewable.Becausetheyarecreatedoverthousandstomillionsofyears,fossilfuelsarelimited.

Someformsofbioenergyhavebeenaroundforalongtime.Examplesincludeburningwoodtocreateheat,usingbiodieselandethanoltofuelvehicles,andusingmethanegasandwoodtogenerateelectricity.Morerecently,developedformsofbioenergyusematerialscalled“biomass,”suchassugarcane,grasses,straw,soybeans,andcorn.Biomassisanyplantoranimalmatterthatusessunlighttostoreenergy.Plantsdothisthroughphotosynthesis.Animalwaste,whichiscomprisedmainlyofplantmaterial,isalsobiomass.

Thiscurriculumhelpschildrenunderstandwherebioenergycomesfrom(bioenergysources),howbioenergyischanged(bioenergyconversion)intosomethingmoreuseable,andwhattheresultingproducts(bioproducts)are.

NATIONAL SCIENCE STANDARDS

•Characteristicsoforganismsandenvironments•Understandscientificinquiry

SUCCESS INDICATORS

•Describesbioenergy•Explainstherelationshipofbiomasstobioenergy•Appreciatesenvironmentalsustainability•Recognizesexistingandpotentialbioenergysources

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LEARNING ACTIVITIES

1. Getting StartedACTIVITY “WhatIsBioenergy?”

Materials: Paperandpencilsorchalkandchalkboard.

Askthechildrenwhatwordsorphrasestheyseeinthewordbioenergy.Sharewiththemthatbioenergyisenergyfromplantandanimalmaterial.Explainthatplantsabsorbenergyfromthesun,andthatanimalsgettheirenergybyeatingplantsorplant-eatinganimals.Sharewiththegroupthatbioenergyisreleasedfromplantandanimalmaterialwhenthematerialisburned,andthatbiodieselreleasesitsenergywhenitisignited(burned)torunautomobileengines.Explainthatwoodreleasesitsbioenergywhenitisburned,andthatitcreatesheatandlight.

Reviewthefollowingdefinitionswiththegroup:Biomeans“life,living.”Forexample,plantsandanimalsarelivingbeings.Energymeans“power,work.”Forexample,energypowerscarsandheatshomes.

Askthechildrentodrawpicturesofobjectsthatwouldrepresentthewordsbioandenergy.Then,sharethepictureswiththegroup.

Application: Questionstoconsider:

•Whydopeopleneedenergy? [Fordrivingcarsandforusingelectricityforlight,heat,airconditioning,computers,etc.]

•Howwouldyoudefinethewordbioenergy?[Bioenergyisrenewableenergyfromanimalsandplantstomakeelectricity,heat,vehiclefuel,etc.]

•Whatdoyouknowaboutbioenergy?[Itcanprovidefuelforcars,usinggreenenergy.]

•Whatisimportantaboutbioenergy,especiallyinregardstomeetingeveryone’senergyneedsinthefuture?[Itneedstoberenewable,environmentallyfriendly,affordable,andsafe.]

ACTIVITY “WhereDoesBioenergyComeFrom?”

Materials: ThestorytitledThe Tale of Johnny Energy Seed(availablefromtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyathttp://www.eia.gov/kids/resources/teachers/pdfs/TaleofJohnnyEnergySeed.pdforonpage9).

Readthestorytothegroup.Askthechildreniftheyknowofanyothersimilarshortstoriesthattheymightliketoshare.

Application: Thestoryhighlightsoneexampleofhowcorncanbeasourceofbioenergy.Whatareothersourcesofbioenergy?[Someincludesoybeans,switchgrass,sugarcane,algae,andusedvegetableoil.]

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2. Digging DeeperACTIVITY “BioenergySourcesWordGame”

Materials:Paperandpencilsorchalkandchalkboard.

Scramblethelettersofthesewordsonapieceofpaperoronachalkboard:biomass, feedstock, biofuels, soybeans, sugar cane, switch grass, algae, andmanure.

Providealistofthesewordsofftothesidetohelpthechildrenunscrambletheletters.Theycanworkinpairsorgroups.Exampleforbiomass:iobamss____________(listwordsnearby).

Note to the volunteer:Afterthelettersareunscrambled,askthechildrenwhatthewordsmean.Helpasneededusingthefollowingdefinitions.biomass:plantandanimalmaterial(e.g.,poop,corn,soybeans,andsugarcane)feedstock:rawmaterialusedtocreatebioenergy;thisisthesameasabioenergysourcebiofuels:fuelsmadefrombiomass(e.g.,soybeans,sugarcane,animalpoop,andgrasses)soybeans:beancropgrownforitsoilandforfoodforhumans/animals;tofuismadefromsoybeanssugar cane:tallgrass,growninwarmtropicalregions;stalkscontainhighsugarcontentswitch grass:fast-growingNorthAmericangrassalgae:water-growingplantwithouttrueroots,stems,orleaves;containschlorophyllmanure:poopfromanimals,oftenusedtofertilizesoil

Application: Explorewhatthesewordsmeanwithyourgroup.Whichofthesewordsaretheylearningaboutforthefirsttime?Howmighttheyusetheminasentenceoraconversation?[Soybeans,corn,andalgaecanbeusedtomakefuelforcarsandtrucks.]

ACTIVITY “BioenergyBasics:NameThatSource”

Materials: Corn,soybeans,sugarcane,grass,woodchips,driedanimaldung,seaweed,algae,sunflowerseeds,rice,bark,yardclippings.

Gatheravarietyofbioenergysourcesthatareeasytoobtain(e.g.,fromafeedstoreorafarmco-op).Displaythesourcesandaskthegrouptoidentifythemthroughsight,touch,smell,orallthree.Beawareofanyallergiesinyourgroup.

Application:Questionstoconsider:

•Whyaretheseitemssourcesofbioenergy?[Theyareplantoranimalmaterial.]

•Whatcharacteristicsdoyoufindincommonwiththesebioenergysources?[Theyusethesunforitsenergy.Theyarerenewable.]

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3. Looking WithinACTIVITY “BioenergyandBiomass:HavingFunTogether”

Materials:ThebooktitledBiomass: Fueling Change byNikiWalker(checkwithyourlocallibraryforavailability).

Startwiththefirstthreesections:“EnergyinOurLives,”“EnergyProblems,”and“PlantPower.”Then,followupwithothersectionssuchas“FuelingFires,”“Biogas,”and“Biofuels.”

Application: Questionstoconsider:

•Howistheconceptofbiomassexplainedinthebook?[Biomassisallorganismsonearthandtheirwastes.]

•Howdoplantsstoreenergyfromthesun?[Plantsuseandstoreenergyfromthesunbycreatingatypeofsugarastheirfoodduringaprocesscalledphotosynthesis.]

•Whyisanimalwasteconsideredbiomass?[Whenanimalseatplantstheydonotdigestallofthefood,sobitsofthematerialendupaswasteoranimalpoop.]

•Howcanbiomassproduceelectricity?[Electricityisusuallymadebyburningcoaltoheatwatertomakesteam.Biomasscanreplacepartorallofthecoalusedtomakesteaminpowerplants.]

•Whatisbiogas?[Whenbiomass(plants)rots,itnaturallyproducesatypeofgascalledbiogas.Biogasburnscleanerthanbiomassandisusedtoheat,cook,andmakeelectricity.]

• Isittruethatenginesrunningonsometypesofbiodieselsmelllikefriedfood?Why?[Biodieselcanbemadefromusedcookingoil.Oncetheoilisfilteredtoremovefoodparticles,achemicalprocesschangesorconvertsitintobiodiesel.Theprocessdoesnotremovethecookingoilsmellcompletely,sotheengineexhaustsmellslikefriedfood.]

ACTIVITY “BioenergyandSavingthePlanet:EnvironmentalSustainability”

Materials: Non-renewableenergysources:coal,oil,emptygasolinecontainer,orothernon-renewablesources;renewableenergysources:soybean,rice,vegetableoil,woodchips,orotherrenewablesources;paper;pencils.

Placealltheenergysourcesinrandomorderonatable.Maketwosigns:“RenewableEnergySources”and“Non-renewableEnergySources.”Placeeachsignatoppositeendsofthetable.Askthechildrentosorttheitemsintothetwocategories.Helpthemasneeded.

Note to the volunteer:Sharewiththegroupthatenergycanbeclassifiedasrenewableornon-renewable.Explainthedifferencebetweeneachenergytype.Non-renewableenergysourcessuchasfossilfuels(crudeoilfromtheground)eventuallyrunoutbecausetheycannotbereplacedeasily.Renewableenergysourcessuchasbioenergy(plants,trees,andvegetables)canbereplacedorregrownrepeatedly.

Sharewiththegroupthatgreenhousegases(suchaswatervapor,carbondioxide,methane,nitrousoxide,andozone)occurnaturallyasthesun’sheatwarmsourplanetandasgasestrapsomeofthisheat.Explainthatgreenhousegasesbecomeharmfulwhentoomuchheatistrapped,andthatburningfossilfuelsandusingaerosolcansarejusttwowaysthatpeopleaddgreenhousegasestotheatmosphere.

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Tellthegroupthatbioenergydoesnotmakegreenhousegases,becausebioenergysourcessuchasplantsandorganismsconsumecarbondioxidefromtheairataboutthesameratethattheyreleaseitwhenusedasbioenergyproductssuchasbiodieselandethanol.Explainthatrenewablebioenergybringsaboutenvironmentalsustainabilityandreducesourdependenceonotherstoprovideforourenergyneeds,whichresultsinprotectingourplanet.Sharethatnon-renewableenergyreleasesgreenhousegasesbutdoesnotconsumeanygases,soitaddsharmfulgasestotheatmosphere.

Application:Discusstheimportanceofbioenergysourcesforenvironmentalsustainabilityasexplainedinthebeginningofthisactivity.Discusstheissueofclimatechange,aswellastherelationshipbetweenenvironmentalsustainabilityandthepreservationofournaturalresources.

4. Bringing ClosureACTIVITY “MakingSenseoftheBioenergyCycle”

Materials:BioenergyCycleAandBioenergyCycleB(includedattheendofthisactivity).

Grouporpairthechildrenandaskthemtorole-playthebioenergycyclebyplayingtheroleofthesun,biosources(suchasplants,trees,andfieldcrops),conversion(bioenergychangeprocess),andbioproducts.

Note to the volunteer:ShareBioenergyCycleAandBioenergyCycleBtohelpthechildrenunderstandhowthecomponentsrelatetooneanother.Talkthemthroughthevariousstepsofthiscycle.Considerusingavideocameratorecordyourgrouprole-playingthebioenergycycle.Sharethevideowithfamily,friends,older4-Hyouth,oratcountyfairwithCloverbudShowandTell.

Application: Questionstoconsider:

•Howcaneachstepofthebioenergycycleberole-played?[Answerswillvary.]

•Whataresomeotherwaystoexplorethebioenergycycle?[Plantbiosourcescanbemadeintobioproducts.Forexample,corncanbemadeintopackingpeanuts.Afterthepackingpeanutsareused,theycanberecycledintofreshonesorreturnedtothesoilwherenewplantsandcropscangrow.]

ACTIVITY “OurSun:TheUltimateBioenergyGenerator”

Materials:Permanentmarkers,plasticbags,papertowels,water,seeds,tape,sunshine.(Fast-growingseedsworkbest.Beansgerminatequicklyiftheyaresoakedovernight.)

Askeachchildtowritehisorhernameonaplasticbag.Instructthechildrentodampensomepapertowelswithwaterandplacetheseedsinsidethefoldedtowels.Then,havethemputthepapertowelswithseedsintheirplasticbags.Tapethebagsontoawindowthatgetssunlight.Checkontheseedsperiodicallytoseethattheyhaveenoughmoisture.

Note to the volunteer:Thisactivityworkswelloverthecourseoftwomeetings(onetotwoweeksapart)toallowtimefortheseedstosprout.Childrenshouldrecognizeanoticeabledifferencebetweenthefirstmeetingandthesecond.

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Explaintothechildrenthatbioenergyisactuallyatypeofsolarenergy,andthatplantsandotherbiomassorganismsgrowandgetenergyfromthesunthroughtheprocessofphotosynthesis.Sharewiththegroupthatplantsuseenergyfromthesun,carbondioxidefromtheair,andwatertogrowwhileoxygenandmoisturearereleased.Explainthatwhenthebiomassisconvertedtoenergythroughcombustionoranotherprocess,thisstoredenergyfromthesunisreleased.

Application:Questionstoconsider:

• Ifaplantisbeingusedforbioenergy,whydoesitmatterhowfastitgrows?[Plantsthatgrowfastcanbeturnedintobioenergysooner.Thisallowsustoreplacethebioenergywehaveusedsooner.]

•Whataretheseedsconsumingtohelpthemgrow?[Sun,water,andnutrients.]

•Whataretheyproviding?[Oxygen,moisture,and—aftertheplantsareconverted—bioenergy.]

5. Going BeyondACTIVITY “BioenergySourcesofTomorrow”

Materials: Goonanaturehiketocollectpossiblebioenergysourcessuchasleaves,twigs,straw,etc.

Bringalltheitemstogetherandaskeachchildtotalkaboutwhattheycollectedandwhytheitemsmightbegoodbioenergysourcesforthefuture[becausetheyarefast-growing,dense,abundant,andnotusedforsomethingelse].

Safety Note:Whileonthehike,avoidhazardssuchaspoisonivy,treesandshrubswiththorns,plantswithburrs,etc.

Application: Whataresomeotherexamplesofbioenergysources?[Methanegasfromcows,seaweedforethanol,usedcoffeegroundsforbiodiesel,etc.]

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Specialthankstothefollowingindividuals:CarolynBelczyk,AdamsCounty,Ohio;KathyBlackford,AshlandCounty,Ohio;ShaunBlevins,ScienceTeacher,Lima,Ohio;HeatherBryan,ScienceTeacher,Findlay,Ohio;LaurenDowler,NortheastBioenergyandBioProductsEducationProgram,CornellUniversity;JeanneGogolski,EducationProjectsandPartnerships,Worthington,Ohio;AndreaHarpen,ScienceTeacher,Blanchester,Ohio;DustinHoman,StudentAssistantandHonorsStudent,OhioBioProductsInnovationCenterandTheOhioStateUniversity;MargaretJenkins,ClermontCounty,Ohio;SaraKleon,RossCounty,Ohio;RayMcCampbell,ScienceTeacher,Eaton,Ohio;RebeccaOlinsky,GreeneCounty,Ohio;BrittanyPangburn,AthensCounty,Ohio;KellyRoyalty,ClermontCounty,Ohio;GregSiek,CuyahogaCounty,Ohio;ErinSimpson-Sloan,ButlerCounty,Ohio;Holly&DanielleStockham,MadisonCounty,Ohio;JulieUnger,AdamsCounty,Ohio;JudyVillard-Overocker,RichlandCounty,Ohio;CarolWarkentien,EducationProjectsandPartnerships,Worthington,Ohio;JanetWaskoMyers,MadisonCounty,Ohio;andSusieYoung,AssistantEditor,4-HYouthDevelopment,OhioStateUniversityExtension.

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Web Linkswww.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=biomass_home-basics

www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=biofuel_home-basics

www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2006/04/microbes-at-the-gas-pump-3

www.alliantenergykids.com/EnergyandTheEnvironment/RenewableEnergy/022398

Biosources

Conversion

Bioproducts

Sun

BIOENERGY CYCLE A

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BIOENERGY CYCLE B

Biosources

Conversion

Nuclear Fusion

Plants, Crops, Trees, Animal Waste

Solar energy from the sun brings life to plants, seeds, and trees through photosynthesis.

Solar Energy— Radiant Energy

Plant life contains stored energy from the sun. It is harvested and collected as biomass and/or feedstock to change/convert energy to other useable forms.

The energy stored in biomass and/or feedstock is converted to bio-based products such as plastics, fuel, and lubricants.

Breakdown of matter(biodigestion)

Fire(combustion)

Chemical process(esterification)

Fermentation

Plastics, Fuel, Lubricants

Bioproducts

SunBioenergy products are consumed and waste byproducts are released as water, CO2, etc. The byproducts biodegrade by sun and water into the earth/atmosphere for use by plants, animals, soil, etc.

Nuclear Energy

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