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Instructional Video8:25
The Atlantic

A Renewable Energy Revolution in Small-Town America

9th - 11th
A move towards sustainable energy is often talked about as an issue for big government, especially during the 2016 election. However, across the United States, progress is being made in biofuel, wind, and solar power at the grassroots....
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Instructional Video1:29
Curated Video

Exploring Alternative Fuels and Technologies for More Efficient Vehicles

Pre-K - Higher Ed
New ReviewIn this video, engineers Peter Nortman and Greg Hansen showcase innovative ways to improve fuel efficiency in vehicles, such as enhancing the Toyota Prius with plug-in batteries for ultra-efficient performance. The use of alternative...
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Instructional Video12:11
Curated Video

Dairy Alternatives: Converting Cattle Waste Into Renewable Energy

9th - 11th
Airoso Dairy is a family-run farm in Central California producing much of the milk found in butter and mozzarella cheese produced locally. With about 2,900 cows, this and every other dairy in California are facing a mandate to mitigate...
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Instructional Video5:09
Science360

Science for a Sustainable Future - Innovators

12th - Higher Ed
Princeton University physical chemist Emily Carter is using fundamental scientific principles to create computer simulation tools that will help predict the behavior of different materials including renewable fuels. The research, which...
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Instructional Video4:21
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: What's the best fuel for your car? | TED-Ed

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Historically, most cars have run on gasoline, but that doesn't have to be the case in the future: other liquid fuels and electricity can also power cars. So what are the differences between these options? And which one's best? Dig into...
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Instructional Video0:36
Next Animation Studio

How to recycle cooking oil

12th - Higher Ed
Cooking oil from restaurants and households can be recycled into biofuel. This is an environmentally friendly way to dispose cooking oil, while producing cost-efficient sources of fuel. To be turned into biofuels such as biodisel,...
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Instructional Video4:37
Curated Video

Making Bio Fuels

12th - Higher Ed
Can you name some fuels that can be burned to generate energy? Coal, oil, and gas are probably the first that comes to mind. In this video, we’re going to look at another special type: biofuels. The fossil fuels coal, oil, and gas can...
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Instructional Video1:51
Curated Video

NASA | Scientists Link Earlier Melting Of Snow To Dark Aerosols

3rd - 11th
Tiny particles suspended in the air, known as aerosols, can darken snow and ice causing it to absorb more of the sun’s energy. But until recently, scientists rarely considered the effect of all three major types of light-absorbing...
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Instructional Video8:22
Science360

Chemical engineer Robert Coolman - ScienceLives

12th - Higher Ed
As a graduate researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Robert Coolman designs and builds biofuel reactors and studies how the chemicals that make up plants interact with catalysts to form fuel. He uses a combination of...
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Instructional Video3:02
Curated Video

Advancements in Diesel Engine Technology and Sustainable Fuel Solutions

Pre-K - Higher Ed
New ReviewThis video showcases cutting-edge research at the University of Bath and the University of the West of England focused on developing cleaner, greener, and more efficient diesel engines. Through innovative techniques such as monitoring...
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Instructional Video4:00
FuseSchool

Different Types of Fuels for Transportation

12th - Higher Ed
Learn the basics about the different types of fuels, and their roles in transportation, as a part of environmental chemistry.
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Instructional Video7:19
Financial Times

Boeing's plan for sustainable aviation fuel

Higher Ed
FT Rethink - It will be a long-haul journey, requiring a blend of investment and legislation to get greener fuel off the ground, reports the FT's Myles McCormick. But the airline has conducted the first ever commercial flight, with 100...
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Instructional Video4:47
Curated Video

Making Bio Fuels | Biology for All | FuseSchool

12th - Higher Ed
Can you name some fuels that can be burned to generate energy? Coal, oil, and gas are probably the first that comes to mind. In this video, we’re going to look at another special type: biofuels. The fossil fuels coal, oil, and gas can...
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Instructional Video16:54
Curated Video

Fuelling controversy

9th - 11th
We are facing a global energy crisis, and scientists are charged with finding alternatives to fossil fuels. In this film, Nobel laureates Steven Chu and Hartmut Michel visit a farm with three young researchers to consider our energy...
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Instructional Video2:28
Science360

Leaf Cutter Ants

12th - Higher Ed
Leaf cutter ants could be called the overachievers of the insect world. They are farmers, medicine makers, and green energy producers. With support from the National Science Foundation, bacteriologist Cameron Currie studies the complex...
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Instructional Video4:55
Science360

Green Gasoline

12th - Higher Ed
Like everyone else, George Huber knows money doesn't grow on trees. But, ask him where gasoline comes from and he won't just tell you, he'll show you. To fully understand, Science Nation recently went with Huber to a local lumber yard in...
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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 Video3:51
Curated OER

Biofuel - Ethanol

7th - 12th
This clever video has an old fashioned feel but presents a very modern technology. The formation of ethanol fuel from plant material is explained using simple computer animations and a salesman-sounding narrator. The advantages of using...
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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
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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 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 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 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 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...