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Instructional Video4:15
TED-Ed

Biodiesel: The Afterlife of Oil

6th - 12th Standards
Use this slick video to introduce your environmental scientists to the wonders of biodiesel. They will learn about problems caused by our waste oil, how it can be recycled, and other benefits of using biofuels. Use the video, assessment...
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Instructional Video2:01
Curated OER

Biofuel from Algae

7th - 12th
The potential of using algae to produce biofuel is briefly commemorated in this video. Perhaps you could assign collaborative groups different forms of renewable energy and have them research and create a media presentation to share with...
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Instructional Video4:03
2
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California Academy of Science

Buses and Biofuels: Sustainable Transportation

6th - 10th Standards
One-third of all carbon emissions comes from transportation in the United States. The third lesson in a 13-part series on Exploring Energy offers ideas on how to reduce emissions from cars, airplanes, large trucks, and more. 
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Instructional Video3:01
University of California

Could Poop Power Our Cars?

9th - 12th
Have you ever considered that your poop might be the key to saving the planet? The video discusses how human and animal waste is an issue. Then the scientist explains how researchers are using one problem to solve another. Maybe poop...
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Instructional Video2:48
Curated OER

Alternative Energy

6th - 12th
Solar energy and biofuels are introduced as future alternative sources of energy. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has made it their mission to make these alternatives more efficient and competitive with the use of fossil fuels....
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Instructional Video3:54
TED-Ed

Biofuels and Bioprospecting for Beginners

9th - Higher Ed Standards
The use of fossil fuels is contributing to the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. If we can produce fuels using cellulose-based ethanol, we may be able to remove carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Scientists are searching for a...
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Instructional Video0:02
Curated OER

Electricity From All Kinds of Renewable Sources

6th - 12th
On a bold, computer-generated animation of a landscape appears a city, power plants, wind turbines, and smaller, decentralized combined heat and power (CHP) plants. The intent is to show how CHP plants can be incorporated into the energy...
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Instructional Video5:40
Fuse School

Recycling Paper

9th - 12th
From tree to paper to fuel — explore the life of a sheet of paper! An interesting lesson explains the benefits and challenges of recycling paper. Pupils learn you can only recycle paper a limited number of times before it is processed...

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