Energy: Past, Present, and Future

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 24.04.03

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Rationale – what? why? & who?
  2. Sustainability, Educators for Sustainability
  3. The Food & Agriculture Energy Connection
  4. Alternative Farming - Carbon Farming
  5. Farming Alternative Energy - focus on BIOFUEL
  6. Teaching Strategies
  7. Classroom and Schoolyard Activities
  8. Endnotes
  9. Bibliography
  10. Appendix on Implementing District Standards

Powering A Sustainable Future – The Role for Agriculture

Anna Herman

Published September 2024

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Guide Entry to 24.04.03

Powering A Sustainable Future – The Role for Agriculture will explore the many ways that the agriculture, food and natural resources sectors can play a role in required shifts in energy use, renewable energy production, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and increased carbon sequestration.  High school students can explore the food system’s role in creating energy, emitting and sequestering greenhouse gasses, and alternatives to business as usual.  Students will grow energy (food) to develop agro-ecology and regenerative farming skills and practice. Students will explore the circular economy of food systems using food waste to make energy, and energy to cook food they grow.  Students will make and use clean energy and analyze the sustainability implications and impacts of these and other renewable energy practices.

(Developed for Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources CTE, grade 12; recommended for Environmental Science, Social Studies, and General Science, grades 9-12)

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