Energy - BioFuels
Resources
10 Easy Steps to Biodiesel
 | Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
 | Type: Article/Report - Experiment - Manual/Handbook - School Projects - Web site |
| Summary: Using the FuelMeister system is one way to produce larger amounts of biodiesel fuel for small scale consumption. |
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ABC's of Biofuels
| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Fact sheet - Glossary - List - Science Fair Projects - Web site |
| Summary: This has been developed for high school and college level students studying biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel. Fact sheets cover biofuels for transportation, bioethanol feedstocks, bioethanol production, biodiesel feedstocks, biodiesel production, bio... |
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Alternative Fuels Biodiesel
| Grade Level: Elementary - Middle School/Junior High - High School |
| Type: Classroom Lessons - Classroom Materials - Fact sheet |
| Summary: This teacher guide has suggested activities with correlations to national science standards, fact sheets on soybeans, biodiesel, and each is assigned appropriate grade levels. |
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Biodiesel - A Primer
| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Manual/Handbook |
| Summary: THis publication serves as an introduction to home biodiesel production. It is a 14-page pdf. |
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Biodiesel Basics
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Fact sheet - Web site |
| Summary: This provides factual information on biodiesel fuels,including what biodiesel is, how is it made, how it is distributed, and its benefits. |
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Biodiesel Basics presentation
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Classroom Materials - Powerpoints, videos and virtual tours |
| Summary: This presentation is on Biodiesel Basics. Thirty-one slides provide a review of why the interest in biodiesel fuels (oil production) and how biodiesel fuels are made. |
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BioDiesel Board
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Fact sheet - Research - Web site |
| Summary: The National Biodiesel Board is the national trade association representing the biodiesel industry as the coordinating body for research and devleopment in the Univet States. Front page links provide tax incentive information (updated regularly), biodiesel ba... |
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Biodiesel Definitions
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Fact sheet - Glossary - Web site |
| Summary: Clear up some confusion over biodiesel definitions. From this site access fuel fact sheets and biodiesel specifications. |
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Biodiesel Info Page-Biodiesel 101
| Grade Level: Elementary - Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Classroom Materials - Fact sheet - Web site |
| Summary: Included is Dr. Diesel's Invention, Biodiesel Benefits, Emissions, What's NOx?, Biodiesel and Cold Weather, Make Biodiesel, Biodiesel Articles and a Biodiesel Presentation. |
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Biodiesel Multi-media
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Classroom Materials - Powerpoints, videos and virtual tours |
| Summary: A variety of press releases, promotional clips and reviews are offered through this website. Windows Media Player is required to view the clips. |
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Biodiesel recipe
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Classroom Materials - Glossary - Language Options |
| Summary: Nicely done, live links full explain the process of making biodiesel, complete with links to definitions of each aspect, picture and drawings that help illustrate concepts and steps. |
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Biodiesel Research: A Bibliography and Finding Aid
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: BiblioResources (Books) - Database |
| Summary: Included in this bibliography are Web sites, student competitions, case studies, research centers, general background information, government information, periodicals and news sources, books, reports, audio-visual, and articles. This bibliography will be updat... |
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Biodiesel Using Renewable Resources
| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Classroom Lessons - Experiment |
| Summary: Using the principles of Green Chemistry, this experiment examines ways to use renewable resources to replace nonrenewable starting materials and it examines characteristic properties of matter. |
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Biodiesel: Transportation Fuels
| Grade Level: Elementary - Middle School/Junior High - High School |
| Type: Classroom Games and Activities - Classroom Lessons - Classroom Materials - Fact sheet |
| Summary: Includes a teachers guide with suggested activities, factsheets on soybeans and biodieselThese lessons are coorelated to natinal science standards. |
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Clean My Ride
| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report |
| Summary: School buses trundling down suburban strees this fall may smell more like french fries than exhaust fumes. That's because an increasing number of school districts are running bus fleets on biodiesel, an environmentally friendly alternative fuel often made fro... |
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Coco Locomotion
| Grade Level: High School |
| Type: Classroom Lessons |
| Summary: Students will read a brief description about the use of coconuts from the Environmental Health Perspectives publication, April 2005. This article describes the use of coconuts in the production of biodiesel fuel. Students will then proceed to calculate the q... |
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Collaborative Biodiesel Tutorial
| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Fact sheet - Web site |
| Summary: Included through this portal are links for biodiesel tutorials, sources for biodiesel equpment, forums and advanced topics that include filter and pretreating oil as well as a solar preheatand a recipe calculator. |
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Fleet Applications & Niche Markets
| Type: Article/Report - List - Web site |
| Summary: Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fleets and Niche Markets for School Buses, School Bus Toolkit (to help introduce alternative fuel vehicles to the school bus niche market)and a list of case studies and success stories from school districts around the country and publi... |
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From Biomass to Biofuels
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School |
| Type: Article/Report |
| Summary: A colorful six-page PDF on biofuels and current research. |
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Growing Energy: How Biofuels Can Help End America's Oil Dependence
| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report |
| Summary: This 96-page publication/report is available as a PDF. This report offers a plan for realizing security, economic and environmental benefits of biofuels. It is based upon two years of cutting edge analysis by a diverse group of experts who have worked togeth... |
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How to make biodiesel
| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Classroom Materials |
| Summary: Description of the "simple" process of making biodiesel fuel. |
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Las Vegas Serves up Biodiesel for local Schools
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Case Study |
| Summary: In a pilot program the Las Vegas school district began running its schools buses with biodiesel fuels. The fuelstock for the biodiesel did not come from soy beans but rather grease from the casinos. |
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Lifecycle Summary of Biodiesel
| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Fact sheet |
| Summary: The lifecycle summary of biodeiesel, comparative findings for a comprehensive "cradle to grave" inventory of materials used. |
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Make Your Own Biodiesel
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School |
| Type: Article/Report - Web site |
| Summary: Too many to list, however the Online Biofuels Library offered at this site appears comprehensive. They provide links to international efforts on biodiesel research and projects. |
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Make Your Own Biodiesel
| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Classroom Materials - Experiment |
| Summary: Learn how to make biodisel, learn how to titrate, mix and conduct various steps through the process. Available in Spanish and Japanese. |
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Make Your Own Biodiesel
| Grade Level: Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Web site |
| Summary: Too many to list, however the Online Biofuels Library offered at this site appears comprehensive. They provide links to international efforts on biodiesel research and projects. |
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Making Biodiesel
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School |
| Type: Fact sheet - Web site |
| Summary: A graphic diagram visually explains the process of making biodiesel. The link, "convert diesels" provides additional information that can help close the loop of understanding the process. |
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Methanol
| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Glossary - Language Options |
| Summary: Nicely done, with live links tht fully explain methanol, complete with links to definitions of each aspect, picture and drawings that help illustrate concepts and steps. |
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MSDS, Biodiesel Equipment, and Processors
| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Classroom Materials - Fact sheet - Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) |
| Summary: MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) for biodiesel, glycerol, methanol, ethanol, sodium hudroxide, potassium hudroxide, sulfuric acid and phenolphthalein are available as well as some other helpful biodiesel fact sheets and information. |
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Project Yellow Bus
| Grade Level: Elementary |
| Type: Classroom Materials |
| Summary: Project Yellow Bus seeks to educate the private and public sector abut renewable energy. It provides a five-week lesson plan that includes grade specific plans for K-5 teachers, focusing on biodiesel and other renewable energy resources. It primarily seeks t... |
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Soybean Methyl Ester Formula and Molecular Weight
| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Fact sheet |
| Summary: Average molecular weight of soybean oil methyl esters fo reach of the component esters. |
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Student Glossary (Energy Terms)
| Grade Level: Elementary - Middle School/Junior High - High School |
| Type: Glossary |
| Summary: A glossary of energy terms used in biofuels is provided for students with a link for a greater technical glossary for researchers. |
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Transportation Fuels: The Future is Today
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School |
| Type: Classroom Lessons - Classroom Materials |
| Summary: Students learn about conventional and alternative transportation fuels and participate in several activities to learn and teach others. Designed for grades 7-12 with modification for middle school. This is a teacher guide with introudctions to petroleum, gasol... |
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Willie Nelson's Biodiesel
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Fact sheet - Web site |
| Summary: Willie Nelson offer a portal to biotechnology, products, services and more as it grows. Included is a lengthy list of news and articles of interest. |
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Yokayo Biofuels Glossary
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Glossary |
| Summary: This is a slightly technical glossary on biofuels with resource links. |
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