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What Biofuels Are

Description:
The Indiana Expeditions lesson plan aims to give students a background on biofuels. The lesson plan focuses on what constitutes something as a biofuel, environmental benefits of using biofuels, and the economic impact of biofuels. This lesson plan is a way to facilitate a dialogue with students about biofuels.

Related Topics:
6. The amount of energy used by human society depends on many factors.
7. The quality of life of individuals and societies is affected by energy choices.
4. Various sources of energy are used to power human activities.

Associated Grade Levels:
3-45-67-8

Related Sub-Topics

4.1 Humans transfer and transform energy from the environment into forms useful for human endeavors

4.3 Fossil and biofuels are organic matter that contain energy captured from sunlight.

4.7 Different sources of energy and different ways energy is transformed, transported, and stored.

6.7 Products and services carry with them embedded energy.

7.1 Economic security is impacted by energy choices.

7.3 Environmental quality is impacted by energy choices.