Cellulose Breakdown

by: John Greenler, Leith Nye, and Travis Tangen

Investigations into making liquid fuel from plant biomass.

Topics

Analyzing data Asking questions CCC5: Energy and Matter: Flows, Cycles, and Conservation Chemical reactions Classifying Collecting data Communicating Conservation Conservation of energy Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Disciplinary Core Ideas in Earth and Space Science Disciplinary Core Ideas in Engineering, Technology, and the Application of Science Disciplinary Core Ideas in Life Science Disciplinary Core Ideas in Physical Science Earth and Space Science Earth system structure Ecosystems ENCdl Energy Energy transfer Energy transfer Energy transformation Environmental change ESS3.A: Natural Resources ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems ESS3: Earth and Human Activity ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution ETS1: Engineering Design ETS2.A: Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology ETS2: Links Among Engineering, Technology, Science, and Society Experimenting Food web Humans and the environment Hypothesizing Interpreting data Life Science LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics Measuring Modeling Nonrenewable resources Observing Personal and Social Issues Physical Science Pollution Predicting PS1.B: Chemical Reactions PS1: Matter and Interactions PS3.A: Definitions of Energy PS3: Energy Renewable resources Science and Engineering Practices Science as Inquiry Science Focus Science process skills Scientific habits of mind SEP1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems SEP2: Developing and Using Models SEP3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations SEP4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data SEP6: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions Three Dimensions of the Framework and/or NGSS Using mathematics Using scientific equipment Using technology

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 9/1/2014Stock # tst14_081_06_57Volume 081Issue 06

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