Turning Waste Into Energy

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
cows methane manure biofuel diary farms methane digesters biogas milk California global warming climate change green house gas anaerobic bacteria composting food scraps
Subjects
Science STEAM
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Turning Waste Into Energy

In this lesson from Clue into Climate, produced by KQED, students will learn how methane digesters turn waste into usable gases and other fuels. Methane is a greenhouse gas known to trap heat more effectively than carbon dioxide. Find out how methane digesters, however, can be used to turn pollution into an energy solution.
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PBS Learning Media

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