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BIOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCES

BIOFUELS: INVESTIGATING ETHANOL PRODUCTION
AND COMBUSTION
Kit #39S — Developed by SEPUP

This activity includes three major parts:
• Investigation One is a demonstration of the fermentation of corn and cane sugar, the two food
sources used most commonly to produce ethanol, and the distillation of the fermented stillage to
produce fuel .
• Investigation Two - students investigate the energy released by the combustion of ethanol and
kerosene and compare the results .
• Investigation Three - students measure and compare two by-products - CO and particulate
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matter - of the two fuels . Students compare results and discuss the trade-offs of biofuels and fossil
fuels as sources of energy .
Accommodates five classes, each with 6 groups of four students.
Kit No. 39S $236.75 LITERACY STEM AG
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BLOOD CLOTTING EXPERIMENT

Kit #2
How does blood clot? Students examine their own blood to
better understand the clotting process . Students discover
their own clotting times by studying coagulation rates
and bleeding times. They observe the formation of fibrin
threads in clotting and study the effects of calcium on blood
clotting .

Individualized worksheets and sterile components make this
a highly motivational lab activity .
MICROSCOPES ARE NEEDED .
Accommodates two classes, each with 25 students.
Kit No. 2 $74.85

LITERACY REFILLABLE

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