Guide

Table Of Contents

Main Module | Energy from Mud? Thank a Microbe!

Introduction

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Students will be able to:

• Assemble a functional Microbial Fuel Cell

• Explain how a microbial fuel cell works

• Plan and conduct a scientic experiment using a MudWatt™ Microbial

Fuel Cell Kit

• Measure the amount of power generated in a microbial fuel cell

• Explain how Microbial Fuel Cells are a clean, renewable energy source

NGSS Alignment

Core Idea LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

LS1.A: Structure and Function

CoreIdeaLS2:Ecosystems:Interactions,Energy,andDynamics

LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

CoreIdeaPS3:Energy

PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer

PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life

CoreIdeaETS1:EngineeringDesign

ETS1.A: Dening and Delimiting an Engineering Problem

ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions

ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution

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 Patterns

5 Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation

5 Scale, proportion, and quantity

5 Systems and system models

5 Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation

 Structure and function

 Stability and change

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