Science of Biofuels – Extended Reading

Summary

Students work through a six-page text covering biomass and biofuels in depth, from how different feedstocks are sourced and processed to the economic, environmental, and health trade-offs of each approach. Twenty scaffolded questions build from basic recall through critical thinking and inference, including analysis of real-world scenarios. A glossary of 19 terms supports independent reading. Best suited for high school Earth and Environmental Science, APES, or an advanced middle school energy unit.