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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Anaerobic Fermentation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what anaerobic fermentation is and how it takes place in cells.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: An Aerobic Exercise: Yeast Metabolism and Aeration

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a straightforward project on glucose metabolism in yeast. You'll grow yeast under aerobic and anaerobic conditions and measure carbon dioxide output to assess metabolic efficiency.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Physical Fitness Activity

For Students 5th - 8th
Exercise must be performed regularly throughout life to achieve the benefits of physical fitness, wellness, and disease prevention. In this self-guided unit, you will be introduced to the components of fitness, principles of exercise,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Digest Your Food!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In a multi-week experiment, student teams gather biogas data from the mini-anaerobic digesters that they build to break down different types of food waste with microbes. They compare methane gas production from decomposing hot dogs,...
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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Energy Sources: Biomass: Manure for Fuel

For Students 9th - 10th
Texas is famous for its cattle ranches, and all those cattle produce a lot of manure. Texans are working on projects to harness the energy in manure in various ways. Dry manure has been and continues to be burned for heating and cooking....
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eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain: Cellular Metabolism & Fermentation

For Students 9th - 10th
This online biology book offers a comprehensive overview of cellular metabolism and fermentation. Content includes a look at glycolysis, anaerobic pathways, and aerobic respiration.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Biorecycling: Using Nature to Make Resources From Waste

For Teachers 5th - 8th
By studying key processes in the carbon cycle, such as photosynthesis, composting, and anaerobic digestion, young scholars learn how nature and engineers biorecycle carbon.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fermentation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Tutorial presents an overview of fermentation explaining its benefits. Students will be able to distinguish lactic acid fermentation from alcoholic fermentation and...
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WebMD

Web Md: Weight Loss Exercise and Weight Control

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMD provides a page on exercise. Content discussed includes the benefits of exercise, what type of exercise is best to do, the difference between aerobic and anaerobic exercise, and some examples of easy-to-do exercises.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Cellular Respiration

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a nice overall summary of what cellular respiration is. Discusses the two main steps (glycolysis and pyruvate breakdown), and the two processes involved in the breakdown of pyruvate (aerobic and anaerobic respiration)....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Fermentation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of fermentation, a type of anaerobic respiration.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Fermentation

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Sometimes cells need to obtain energy from sugar, but there is no oxygen present to complete cellular respiration. In this situation, cellular respiration can be...
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Handout
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Microbial Fermentations

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from Access Excellence you can read about the different kinds of microbial fermentation, their role in biotechnology, and the history of the process and how it is used. Includes links to more detailed information.
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Bio Topics

Bio Topics: The Respiration Process

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief description of aerobic and anaerobic respiration. In addition, there are several learning exercises to reinforce and check understanding of the concepts presented.
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Website
Other

Sambal's Science Web: Respiration

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise article defines respiration, aerobic respiration, and anaerobic respiration. The definitions are followed by a short summary of each concept which further differentiates the processes.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Lactic Acid Fermentation

For Students 9th - 10th
Fermentation of lactic acid occurs during anaerobic respiration. The two-step process is described here, how it takes place in human muscle cells, and industrial applications of lactic acid fermentation.
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Metabolism Problem Set: Problem 11 Fermentation

For Students 9th - 10th
Answer the question wrong and you will get a brief tutorial in the right direction. Answer it right and you must know what you are talking about. Part of a larger quiz on cellular respiration.
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Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Fermentation in a Bag

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A hands-on inquiry activity using zip-lock plastic bags that allows students to observe the process of fermentation and the challenge of producing ethanol from cellulosic sources. Students are asked to predict outcomes and check their...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dome It Challenge Scenario Cards

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Student teams find solutions to hypothetical challenge scenarios that require them to sustainably manage both resources and wastes.
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Muscular System

For Students 9th - 10th
In this resource, students learn the major role of the muscular system, about muscle fibers, the role of ATP and calcium in muscle contraction, how muscles move bones, and how muscles respond to aerobic and anaerobic exercise.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Fueling the Body: Cellular Respiration

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module, that investigates aerobic and anaerobic cellular respiration. Learn the difference and similarities between the two processes.
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Activity
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology: Microbe Zoo: Poo Corner

For Students 9th - 10th
A light-hearted and informative section about the role of microorganisms in decomposing human waste. It has a colorful, clickable graphic aiding in navigation of the site. Fun and informative.
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Website
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Kimchi Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
In this cooking and food science fair project, the student will make a batch of kimchi, the national dish of Korea, and investigate the changes in pH and glucose concentration as it ferments. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Why Is Atp an Important Molecule in Metabolism

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed discussion of ATP. Looks at its structure, how it works, the reactions that take place that use it or produce it, the phosphocreatine system, glycolysis, the lactic acid cycle, aerobic respiration, the citric acid cycle,...

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