Food and fuel webquest

1. What renewable energy is available for consumption?
2. Renewable energy from Soybeans? What is a soybean?
3. Soybeans are amazing! What other uses do they have?
4. We grow soybeans in the U.S. What other countries grow soybeans?
5. How is the soybean used in the production of biodiesel?
6. Why is biodiesel the 'rock star of fuels?'
7. Food vs. fuel: not that simple.
8. Are higher food prices the result of increased demand for biofuels (biodiesel from soybeans or ethanol from corn)?
9. Become a renewable fuel expert.
10. Blog!

Become a renewable fuel expert.

What are some of the reasons that biodiesel is a ‘rock star of fuels?’ Use this website and explore an article, fact sheet, and/or presentation. Become an expert about the effect of biodiesel in one of the topics listed below. Prepare and present a one minute speech about what you have learned:

• Economic Impacts
• Cleaner, Sustainable Energy
• Health Effects
• Life Cycles of petroleum and biodiesel
• Environmental and Safety Information
• Oil Prices, Gas Consumption and Biodiesel