Creative Discovery Museum Has Nation's Only Model Biofuels Program For Children

The Chatanoogan
Posted July 28, 2010

National leaders in science and technology will gather in Chattanooga to attend workshops at Creative Discovery Museum, the only institution in the United States that has implemented a model biofuels curriculum for elementary age students. From Aug. 10–13, representatives from five nationally recognized museums, as well as six regional organizations in Tennessee and Georgia will participate in workshops to learn best practices for teaching alternative forms of energy to young children.

In 2008, Creative Discovery Museum was selected to receive a grant from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Georgia’s Education Department to develop and pilot science lessons on biofuels and alternative energy for transportation. The Museum accepted this honor and worked with top scientists, engineers, and science educators to create a classroom lesson that is presented through the Museum’s school outreach program, Museum-A-Go-Go. The lesson which is appropriate for Grades 4-7 communicates the scientific processes for creating biofuels from switchgrass rather than from corn.

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