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 | |
Ignite curiosity and foster hands-on learning with our comprehensive algae experiment kits. Designed for educators, students, and science enthusiasts, each kit provides all necessary materials to explore the fascinating world of algae. From culturing diverse algal species to conducting experiments on growth conditions, these kits offer a practical approach to understanding ecological and biological concepts. Ideal for classrooms, science fairs, or personal exploration, our kits make the study of algae accessible and engaging for all ages.
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