Classroom Workshops

(Grade 3/4) Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology and Sources of Clean Hydrogen. 

To learn about clean hydrogen, students will build a model hydrogen fuel cell car during the in-person, hands-on workshop. The lesson will discuss the limitations of electric vehicles and methods of producing electricity locally. An explanation of how clean hydrogen is produced will follow and the students will learn about electrolysis and build a small car that runs on hydrogen produced via electrolysis. The workshop will close with a debrief of how hydrogen fuel cells do not contribute to GHG and how they provide the necessary power and range for transport vehicles.  

Check out the Making Hydrogen Extension Activity to continue to explore the concept of electrolysis by watching water split when mixed with different mediums. 

(Grade 5/6) Advanced Biofuels and Biomass Impact on Agriculture and Water Supply 

This workshop includes 3 different methods of teaching about environmental and ocean impact. Students will learn how fuel can be created from organic matter and agricultural waste with a demonstration and explanation of the methods of producing biofuel. An emphasis on sustainable biomass will be added and a hands-on activity showing the risks of water runoff due to improper planning and farming of biofuels. After a demonstration of the harmful effects of water runoff, participants will be tasked with determining how sustainable biofuel compensates for this. Each participant will get to design and construct their own biofuel farm model to test different water leaching mitigation tactics.

Check out the Anaerobic Digestion Extension Activity to learn about biogas profuction and the different types of materials that can produce biogas. You will also learn to build small versions of anaerobic digestors to produce biogas.

 (Grade 7/8) Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) 

SAF will be taught through an industry lens. Students will learn about the effects of GHG on climate change and their local environments while also learning about the cost limitations currently impacting SAF adoption. Students will be provided with metrics to plan their own airlines adoption of SAF, and will be tasked with balancing current economic limitations with a triple bottom line People, Planet, Profit and present their budgets and plans for future growth. A class discussion of the impacts of each business model will take place to give students the opportunity to explore weighing the cost benefits while maintaining a people first model.