K-12 Curriculum
Chapter 1: Introduction to ACES 2.0, seaweeds, and aquaculture
The Algae Academy
The Algae Academy is a hands-on, algae-based STEM kit & NGSS aligned curriculum that uses algae as the vehicle for exploration while helping students hone necessary STEM skills offered at no-cost to educators. Students cultivate algae, monitor its growth, analyze and interpret data, and make connections as to how algae production has a positive impact on the global environment.
In the current 2023–2024 academic year, we have reached:
Cultivate
Cultivate is a hands-on, AFNR (Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources) aligned curriculum designed for high school agriculture students. Over two weeks, students learn about the basic living requirements of algae, the ins and outs of algae farming, get their hands dirty with experimental design, and inoculate their own algae ponds.
In the current 2023–2024 academic year, we have reached:
Summer Algae Science Institute (SASI)
Cultivate is a hands-on, AFNR (Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources) aligned curriculum designed for high school agriculture students. Over two weeks, students learn about the basic living requirements of algae, the ins and outs of algae farming, get their hands dirty with experimental design, and inoculate their own algae ponds.
In the current 2023–2024 academic year, we have reached:
Have Questions?
If you would like to get involved or have questions any of these programs, please contact:
Marissa Nalley
Director of Programs & Operations
mnalley@thealgaefoundation.org
