Genetics+and+Biofuels

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 * [[image:dna_image.png width="153" height="46"]] || Why is it called the "Blueprint of Life?" || What is it a blueprint for? || What reads the blueprint? ||
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Describe your Topic below:

Fossil fuels are probably the most widely used source of energy on the planet. This is a problems considering of the polution and finite nature of these fossil fuels. We've been researching all these different sources of alternative energy and a lot of them are based off biofuels. We're going to go into detail and elaborate on how these biofuels work and how effective they are compared to other modern forms of energy.

Driving Questions: How practical are these alternative biofuels? Whats the difference between biofuel and biodiesel? Which biofuel is the cheapest, cleanest? How will biofuels such as the meth power car "stimulate" the economy?

Brainstorm what you know and what you would like to know:

How are they converted? How do they compare to gasoline and other modern fuels? Which is the "best" and "cleanest"?. ||
 * = ** What we (think) we know ** ||=  ||= What we would like to know / understand ||
 * < * Fossil fuels are widely used
 * Cause pollution
 * Moving into an age of alternative energy
 * Biofuels are very prominent
 * Not cheap. ||  ||< How do these biofuels work?

State the essential question or problem statement for the project. The statement should encompass all project content and outcomes, and provide a central focus for your inquiry. Driving Questions can’t be Googled! Driving questions are: Provocative – Do Commercials paint an accurate picture of the United States? Open-Ended – Should the United States have used the atomic bomb in WWII? Go to the heart of a discipline or topic – How Safe is our drinking water? (Biology Chemistry principles applied in context – judgment and evaluation required) Are challenging – When are people justified in revolting against the established government? Can arise from real world dilemmas that you find interesting – How could we effectively prevent texting while driving?
 * Craft a Driving Question: **

As you conduct background research on your topic upload useful finds here. This could include ANNOTATED LINKS, ARTICLES, EMBEDDED VIDEOS, GRAPHICS. For all resources site the source (usually the url)
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 * Tobacco
 * [] Basic outline & study.
 * [|http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/01/tobacco-turns-green-leaf-as-biofuel-and-home-insulation/ Study, quote, insulation]
 * Hemp
 * [|http://www.hemp.org/news/node/35 Potential for fuel, hemp facts]
 * [|http://www.hempcar.org/indexOLD.html Car powered by hemp]
 * [|http://www.hempcar.org/petvshemp.shtml] [|Petrol vs Hemp]
 * Algae
 * [] Algae farm, university of virginia
 * [] old appliance parts turned into a device that turns algae into biofuel.
 * [] practicality,
 * Corn
 * [|http://inhabitat.com/psychadelic-corn-could-be-the-key-to-better-biofuels/ psychedelic carbs]
 * [|http://inhabitat.com/new-super-yeast-will-reduce-crop-usage-in-biofuel-production/ altered yeast, made from a fungus]
 * Other
 * [|http://news.discovery.com/tech/top-ten-sources-biofuel.html compares many different bio fuels]
 * [|http://news.discovery.com/tech/poo-powered-vw-beetle-runs-clean.html car that runs on sewage]
 * http://inhabitat.com/watermelon-power-may-one-day-juice-your-car/
 * http://inhabitat.com/transportation-tuesday-chocolate-powered-truck/
 * http://inhabitat.com/transportation-tuesday-chocolate-powered-truck/

greening the earth
//**NEW!**// [|Is Large-Scale Production of Biofuel Possible?] by Mariam Sticklen [|Biofuel, Economics, and Society] an interview with Daniel De La Torre Ugarte [|Can Agricultural Biotechnology be Green?] an interview with Fred Gould [|Rethinking Fossil Fuels] an interview with James Hansen

Videos: Algae biofuel: []

Veg oil : []

[|Obama video:] []