A farmer checks his feed corn crop being harvested for biofuel, near Carey, Manitoba, Canada
Learning Target:
- I can identify alternative energy resources, such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biofuels.
Think about these questions today as we learn about natural resources:
- What is biomass? What are biofuels?
- How are biofuels collected?
- How are biofuels used?
- In what areas of the U.S. would biofuels be an effective choice?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of biofuels?
Vocabulary:
Explore:
- Your job is to become an expert on biofuels. Use these websites to do your research:
- Biomass Explained
- What are Biofuels?
- What are some ways Biomass is collected?
- What can biofuels be made from?
- Ducksters – Biomass
- Time Explains Biofuels
- National Geographic – Biofuels
