Algae Lesson Links
We have worked hard to find lessons on algae. Organized below by grade levels.
| Title | Grade | Author | Type |
| Harmful Algae Bloom Lesson Plans | Middle/ High School | U.S. National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms | classroom/ online lessons |
| Natural nitrogen depletion in order to increase algae lipid per cell content for producing biofuel more efficiently | Elementary | EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK | classroom lesson |
| Pollution and Pollutants | All grades | Layers of Learning | Classroom/ DIY lesson |
| Algae-In-A-Bottle | All Grades | W. Sean Chamberlin, PhD, Professor, Earth Sciences, Fullerton College | Classroom/DIY |
| Effect of Antifreeze on Algae | Elementary | California Academy of Sciences | DIY lesson |
| How does different pH pond levels affect algae cell structure? | Elementary | Liz Jones | DIY lesson |
| Algae to Biofuel | Middle School- College | Doanne College | Classroom |
| To Bloom or Not To Bloom? Is Iron the Key Nutrient in the Growth Rate of Phytoplankton? | Elementary | Kasi Kiehlbaugh | DIY lesson |
| The Effect of Electromagnetic Fields on Eremosphaera Algae Cells | Elementary | Dr. Poonam Jaiswal | DIY lesson |
| The Life and Times of Red Algae | Elementary | Tom Steger | DIY lesson |
| Algae -N- Detergent | Elementary | ExamFear Education | DIY lesson |
| Chlorella Algae and the Attack of the Fertilizers | Elementary | DIY lesson | |
| Algae and Acid Rain | Elementary | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium | DIY lesson |
| Iron Fertilization and Eutrophication of Phytoplankton on Dissolved Oxygen Content | Elementary | Julian Rubin | informational content |
| The Great Plankton Race | Elementary | Julian Rubin | informational content |
| Agricultural Land Use | Elementary | Kim Duffy | informational content |
| Investigating the Oceam Algae Blooms | Elementary | Laura Riley | |
| Learning about the nature of science using algae | Elementary | Gneiss Science Teacher | |
| Algae for Biofuel Production | Elementary | Loose in the Lab | |
| Macroalgae Identification | Elementary | Lesson Planet | |
| There Are Algae in Your House! | Elementary | Lesson Planet | |
| Algae Diversity | Elementary | Lesson Planet | |
| Nutrients in an Estuary | High School | BTI Curriculum Development Projects | advanced classroom lesson |
| An Introduction to Algae as a Biofuel | High School | Kolb, James A. | classroom lesson |
| Making Fuel from Algae | High School | classroom lesson | |
| Bad Algae | High School | Beth Snoke | DIY lesson |
| Causes and consequences of harmful algal blooms (HABs) | High School | NOAA's National Ocean Service | DIY lesson |
| Activity: Comparing Algae | High School | Heather Spalding | DIY lesson |
| What Are Algae and Slime Molds? | High School | Heather Spalding | DIY lesson |
| Algal Culture and Biotechnology | High School | Lauren Jabusch | DIY lesson |
| What Effect Does Aeration Have on Algae in Pond Water? | High School | The Leonardo | DIY lesson |
| The Effect of Electromagnetic Fields on Eremosphaera Algae Cells | High School | OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION | DIY lesson |
| Scientists Study Algae Blooms | High School | OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION | DIY lesson |
| Algae | High School | Ann Butkowski | DIY lesson |
| Plants vs. Algae Reading Passage | High School | Rachel Knight; Erin Schluter | informational content |
| Algae powerpoint | High School | ||
| Examining Macro-Algae: Activities Involving Common Seaweed - Seaweed Prints | High School | KeepItSimpleStudents | |
| Astonishing Algae | High School | Lesson Planet | |
| Algae Blooms | High School | Lesson Planet | |
| Algae Part One: An Introduction | High School | ||
| Introduction to Algae | High School | Lesson Planet | |
| Land Plants and Algae | High School | Lesson Planet | |
| Algae Experiments! | High School | Lesson Planet | |
| Algae--Where does it Live? | High School | Lesson Planet | |
| Testing Growth of Algae | High School | Lesson Planet | |
| Is There Seaweed/Algae in Your Food? | Middle School | Mary Ellen Dote | classroom lesson |
| Edible Algae | Middle School | CENTER FOR ECOLITERACY | classroom lesson |
| Genetically Engineered Cancer-Fighting Algae | Middle School | classroom lesson | |
| Algae | Middle School | classroom lesson | |
| Lake Algae | Middle School | Heather Spalding | classroom lesson |
| What Makes Blue-Green Algae Dangerous? | Middle School | MATTHEW JOHNSON, TAYLER CROOM-PEREZ, ADAM PEREZ, ANTONISON, CHRISTOPHER TEKELY, AND RANDALL EDELMAN | classroom lesson |
| Biofuel from Algae | Middle School | Debra Spielmaker | DIY lesson |
| Attack of the Killer Algae | Middle School | Beth Nalker ; Doug Casey | DIY lesson |
| Do Some Research - Algae Growth | Middle School | David B. Whyte, PhD | DIY lesson |
| Algae Bloom | Middle School | STARS GK-12 Program | DIY lesson |
| Algae | Middle School | Membrane Biotechnology Laboratory - Robert Bair, Ivy Drexler, Jorge Calabria, George Dick, Onur Ozcan, Matthew Woodham, Caryssa Joustra, Herby Jean, Emanuel Burch, Stephanie Quintero, Lyudmila Haralampieva, Daniel Yeh | DIY lesson |
| Algae: It Feeds, Kills and Dies | Middle School | California Academy of Sciences | DIY lesson |
| Green Algae | Middle School | Anna Marie Sherry | DIY lesson |
| Algal Surveys | Middle School | Elizabeth Slaine | DIY lesson |
| Algae Part One: An Introduction | Middle School | Tracy Colucci | DIY lesson |
| What is Red Tide? | Middle School | Randall Frost | DIY lesson |
| Too Many Nutrients | Middle School | Sarah Benton | DIY lesson |
| There Are Algae in Your House! | Middle School | Debra Spielmaker | DIY lesson |
| Sensational Seaweed | Middle School | Julian Rubin | informational content |
| Fitting Algae Into the Food Web | Middle School | Julian Rubin | informational content |
| Urban Effects On Inshore Plankton | Middle School | Julian Rubin | informational content |
| Effect of Fertilizers on Algal Growth | Middle School | Julian Rubin | informational content |
| What are Some Substances That Will Cause Algae To Grow? | Middle School | Julian Rubin | informational content |
| Uses for Algae in Hawaii and Beyond | Middle School | Julian Rubin | informational content |
| Activity: Structure of Algae with Comparisons to Vascular Plants | Middle School | William C. Piper | informational content |
| Biomass Energy and Algae Biofuels | Middle School | Hannah E. Malone | informational content |
| Red Tide and Harmful Algal Blooms | Middle School | Josiah J. Garza | informational content |
| Hands-on Activity: Grow Your Own Algae! | Middle School | Isabella Tromba; Lara Tromba | informational content |
| Pick Your Plankton: Sampling Planktonic Activity | Middle School | Alyx D. Munden | informational content |
| How to Set-up a Halimeda Aquarium | Middle School | Hans G. Edelmann, Thilo Martius, Achim Hahn, Kirsten Schlüter and Stefan H. Nessler | informational content |
| The Great Plankton Race | Middle School | William C. Piper | informational content |
| Building a Bloom | Middle School | ||
| K-12 Algae STEM Initiative Poster | Middle School | Lesson Planet | |
| Using Algae Beads as a Model for Photosynthesis | Middle School | Aimee Durrant ; Bryan Boyd | |
| "Help! It's an HAB!" | Middle School | Lesson Planet | |
| Nitrates and Phosphates and Algae, Oh My! | Middle School | Lesson Planet | |
| PLANKTON IDENTIFICATION | Middle School | Lesson Planet | |
| BUILDING A PLANKTON NET | Middle School | Lesson Planet | |
| Hands-on Activity: The Great Algae Race | General | Ruth Hutson | advanced classroom lesson |
| Algae--Where does it Live? | General | Ruth Hutson | advanced classroom lesson |
| How Algae can be used to produce Biofuel | General | Ruth Hutson | advanced classroom lesson |
| The Algae-in-a-Bottle Experiment: A High-Impact Learning Activity | General | Dr. Brad Elder | advanced classroom lesson |
| Tracing the Toxins | General | Dr. Brad Elder | advanced classroom lesson |
| A Community in Crisis | General | Dr. Brad Elder | advanced classroom lesson |
| How do Algae Grow? | General | Ruth Hutson | advanced classroom lesson |
| From Farms to Phytoplankton | General | Jason Lineberger | classroom lesson |
| OXYGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND PLANKTON | General | Arnam, Steve | classroom lesson |
| The Great Plankton Race | General | Exploring Our Fluid Earth - Duncan Seraphin, K., Philippoff, J., Pottenger, F. M., Kaupp, L., Lurie, M. H., Lin, D., and Baumgartner, E. | classroom lesson |
| ALGAE BLOOM AND BUST | General | Tiffany Cannis | classroom lesson |
| Growing Algae for Fuel | General | Andrew Fischer | classroom lesson |
| Diatom Art | General | Gemma Hortop | classroom lesson |
| Pollution and the Algae | General | Ruth Hutson | classroom lesson |
| Algae and Pollution | General | Dr. Brad Elder | classroom lesson |
| Algae to Energy Systems Lab Experiments in Growth Optimization | General | Dr. Brad Elder | classroom lesson |
| Monitoring Algal Blooms with Landsat (OLI) | General | classroom lesson | |
| Got Seaweed? | General | classroom lesson | |
| Algae and it's Environment | General | Engineering Design in Oregon Science Classrooms | classroom lesson |
| Hands-on Activity: Achieving Sustainability: Dome It Challenge Scenario Cards | General | Douglas Weittenhiller II | classroom lesson |
| The Uses of Algae | General | Mark Townley | classroom lesson |
| Algae: Tiny Plants with Big Energy Potential | General | Karen McDonald | classroom lesson |
| Hands-on Activity: Pea Soup Ponds: Algae Investigation & Analysis for Water Quality | General | classroom lesson | |
| What is Algae? | General | Ramiro Berardo ; Ajay Singh | classroom lesson |
| Effect of Nitrate and Phosphate Levels on the Growth of Algae | General | classroom lesson | |
| Algae as a Source for Fuels | General | Carolina Biological Supply Company | classroom lesson |
| The Web of Life | General | Person, J. L | classroom lesson |
| Graphing Analysis of Algae and Oysters: Comparing Historic to Modern Day Levels | General | Dr. Brad Elder | classroom lesson |
| Hands-on Activity: Edible Algae Models | General | COSEE Ocean Learning Communities; Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley | DIY lesson |
| Eutrophication: The Aging of a Lake | General | DIY lesson | |
| Elements and Algae | General | NOAA's National Ocean Service | DIY lesson |
| Harmful Algal Blooms - Human Health Hazards Activity | General | DIY lesson | |
| Red Tide | General | Clarendon Learning | DIY lesson |
| Marine Biology: Algae | General | Matthew Algaeresearchsupply | DIY lesson |
| Blooming Algae | General | Annette deCharon | DIY lesson |
| What is the difference between algae and plants? | General | Cameron Coates ; Tara Howell | DIY lesson |
| What happens to algae after an oil spill? | General | Project Oceanography | DIY lesson |
| Nitrate Removal by Algae Culture | General | New Jersey Marine Science Center Consortium | DIY lesson |
| Hunting for Algae | General | Kelly Ann O'Driscoll | DIY lesson |
| Investigating Photosynthesis with Algae (Part 1/2) | General | Annette deCharon | DIY lesson |
| Writing about Nature: Are Humans just an Algae's Fart? | General | Toxic and Harmful Algal Blooms Educational Activities | DIY lesson |
| Using Algae for Phytoremediation (Part 1/3) | General | Erin Bardar | DIY lesson |
| Using Algae for Phytoremediation (Part 2/3) | General | Kolb, James A. | DIY lesson |
| Using Algae for Phytoremediation (Part 3/3) | General | Anna Marie Sherry | DIY lesson |
| Algae Collection | General | W. Sean Chamberlin | DIY lesson |
| Centrifuging Algae Samples | General | Annette deCharon | DIY lesson |
| Stressing Algae for Increased Lipid Content | General | Annette deCharon | DIY lesson |
| Survey Mixes | General | Anna Marie Sherry | DIY lesson |
| Plating Stock Samples Lesson Plan | General | Orange County Marine Institute/San Juan Institute Activity Series | DIY lesson |
| Preparing Algae Growth Media | General | COSEE | DIY lesson |
| Arctic Algae | General | Bioenergy Education Initiative | DIY lesson |
| Growing Algae | General | Anna Marie Sherry | DIY lesson |
| Algae Bloom Investigation | General | COSEE | DIY lesson |
| Algae Bloom Experiment Kit: Is my local water likely to have an algae bloom? | General | Anna Marie Sherry | DIY lesson |
| Algae Growing Lesson Plan | General | Anna Marie Sherry | DIY lesson |
| BRAINY BRINY'S LESSONS: NITRATE REMOVAL BY ALGAE CULTURE | General | John A. Dutton | DIY lesson |
| What conditions are favorable for: algae growth? | General | Ecology Disrupted | DIY lesson |
| HS Biofuel from Algae | General | DIY lesson | |
| Discovering Plankton | General | DIY lesson | |
| Decoding Diatoms | General | DIY lesson | |
| Bloomin' Algae! | General | Dr. Brad Elder | DIY lesson |
| Exploring Limu Diversity | General | DIY lesson | |
| Agricultural Land Use | General | DIY lesson | |
| Algaculture and Biofuel | General | DIY lesson | |
| Marine Algae | General | PRISM | DIY lesson |
| Investigating Photosynthesis with Algae (Part 2/2) | General | CORP | DIY lesson |
| Classification Of Algae | General | ROBIN MCLACHLAN, ISAIAH BOLDEN, ANGIE BOYSEN, AND CHRISTINE BAKER | DIY lesson |
| algae | General | Exploring Our Fluid Earth - Duncan Seraphin, K., Philippoff, J., Pottenger, F. M., Kaupp, L., Lurie, M. H., Lin, D., and Baumgartner, E. | DIY lesson |
| Algae : Significance, Sub classification | General | Exploring Our Fluid Earth - Duncan Seraphin, K., Philippoff, J., Pottenger, F. M., Kaupp, L., Lurie, M. H., Lin, D., and Baumgartner, E. | DIY lesson |
| From Biology to Biofuels: Creating Deisel from Algae | General | DIY lesson | |
| How Green Is It? Learning Light and Electromagnetic Spectrum Properties By Measuring Algae | General | DIY lesson | |
| Harmful Algal Blooms | General | Earth Science – Experimental Design Lab | DIY lesson |
| Citizen Science in the Classroom Series: Phytoplankton Monitoring Network | General | DIY lesson | |
| Making Algae Beads | General | Yu Sun | informational content |
| Algae Challenge 2008 | General | Ross C. Johnston | informational content |
| Activity: Making Algae Presses | General | Halvor M. Halvorson ; Jacob R. Barry ; Matthew B. Lodato ; Robert H. Findlay ; Steven N. Francoeur ; Kevin A. Kuehn | informational content |
| Activity: Algae Identification with Dichotomous Key | General | Zhiyou Wen | informational content |
| Experimenting with Algae Outreach Activities | General | Anna Marie Sherry | informational content |
| Investigation II: Fertilizers and Algae | General | informational content | |
| Ocean Plants: Seaweed | General | Education and Research : Testing Hypotheses | informational content |
| Beware! Harmful Algal Blooms | General | Michael Borowitzka | informational content |
| Making Fuel From Algae: Design Your Own Algae Biofuel Company | General | informational content | |
| Marine Plants Lesson Plan | General | J.Kirkpatrick | informational content |
| The Maumee River Watershed and Algal Blooms in Lake Erie | General | Jessica Stoller-Conrad | informational content |
| Effects of Pollution on Algae Growth | General | Paul L. Sears and Kevin C. Conlin | informational content |
| Taking a Closer look at Seaweeds | General | Dr. Brad Elder | |
| Macroalgae of Long Island Sound | General | TERC; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | |
| Demonstrating Algal Phototaxis in Your Classroom | General | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES MARINE SCIENCE CENTER | |
| Engineering Photobioreactors in the Classroom | General | Dr. Brad Elder | |
| Use of Algae to Determine Water Quality | General | Sara Heintzelman | |
| Control of Algae in Planted Aquaria | General | ||
| Prepping Agar Plates for Algae | General | jcrome | |
| Algae experiments! | General | Juergen, Polle - Brooklyn College of CUNY | |
| Algae experiments! | General | Britney Soliman | |
| Biotechnology of Algae | General | kArtCreation | |
| The Effect Of Fertilizer On Algae | General | Stephanie Elkowitz | |