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1. CSI: Carbon Sink Investigation: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit

   Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Rachel E Gehr, Siddika Selcen Guzey, Doug Mayfield, Leslie VanHoy, Kerrie Douglas, Morgan M Hynes, Greg J. Strimel, Tamara J. Moore, SCALE K12

   Grade Level High School Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit 3 weeks  Unit Summary In this unit, a client asks students to engage in an engineering design challenge of reducing the effect of carbon emissions from a nearby power plant. Students are tasked with creating a...

2. Transfer of CO2 Into Organics by Au-Biofilm

   Online Presentations | 01 Sep 2023 | Contributor(s):: Ashley Fauss, Min Long, NEWT Center, Rice University

   There is currently an increase in urbanization and deforestation causing an abrupt increase of CO2 in the atmosphere. This project focuses on reducing carbon emissions in an effort to mitigate the effects of climate change by utilizing a membrane biofilm reactor which diffuses the CO2 across...