{"id":1191,"date":"2015-01-28T14:34:55","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T22:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/smile\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2015-02-18T13:22:34","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T21:22:34","slug":"2015-winter-teacher-workshop-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/smile\/2015\/01\/28\/2015-winter-teacher-workshop-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Winter Teacher&#8217;s Workshop Bioenergy Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday, January 30th we will be presenting bioenergy activities at\u00a0our annual teacher&#8217;s workshop. This year we focused on biodegradation and are excited to share with you three different activities. First, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/file\/d\/0B0FEoHyeIyePbXl3Y21xUUVwV1U\/edit\">Packing for the Future<\/a>\u00a0activity students will get to compare cornstarch and Styrofoam packing peanuts and decide which is more suitable for their shipping company. Next, in the activity <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/file\/d\/0B0FEoHyeIyePTmFXM2paNmRDbVk\/edit\">Fork it Over<\/a>\u00a0(along with <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/file\/d\/0B0FEoHyeIyePVkgzRnNrRkRKN0E\/edit\">this<\/a> worksheet), students will get to make their own biodegradable forks while still trying to maintain utensil strength. Last, in our bonus activity <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/file\/d\/0B0FEoHyeIyePU3gxZUR5aFdLM3M\/edit\">Composting&#8211;Out of Sight Out of Mind<\/a>\u00a0students will get to bury their newly made utensils and other utensils to compare the degradability of each product.\u00a0If you are able to make it to the workshop you will see <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/file\/d\/0B-NYxicCDV4ANlMyQkxpOHNIdDg\/edit\">this<\/a> awesome presentation from our bioenergy expert, Brian Hartman. We hope to see you Friday!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/environment.about.com\/od\/recycling\/a\/biodegradable.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1192\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/smile\/files\/2015\/01\/composting-bottle-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"composting-bottle\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/252\/files\/2015\/01\/composting-bottle-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/252\/files\/2015\/01\/composting-bottle.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday, January 30th we will be presenting bioenergy activities at\u00a0our annual teacher&#8217;s workshop. This year we focused on biodegradation and are excited to share with you three different activities. 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