Bio+Energy

toc Bio Energy

This is our logo: = Big6 Steps: = = 1.1 Define the Information Problem =

We need to learn more about bioenergy so we can create or think of a way to generate energy eco-friendly way using bioenergy. - What does your teacher want you to do? You need to understand the requirements of the assignment. - Ask your teacher to explain if the assignment is confusing. - Ask if you're correct.

Problem 2 We need to learn how to assemble a bioenergy powered hovercraft, but first, we need to learn the basics of bioenergy.

Problem 3 We need to decide if a biologically powered hovercraft is a good idea, and if not, we need to do more research on a new experiment.

1.2 Identify the information you need- 10 Questions
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- What information do you need in order to do the assignment? Your teacher will often tell you what information you need. - If he or she does not, it will help to write a list of questions that you need to look up.

1.What is bioenergy? 2. How does biomass create energy? 3. Why would you consider using bioenergy? 4. What are examples of biomass? 5. How is biomass renewable? 6. Why is bioenergy called what it is? 7. What is methane and ethanol fuel? 8. How could you convert biomass into electricity? 9. How could you convert biomass into various types of gases? 10. What are the cons of bioenergy?

Answers: 1. Bioenergy is a renewable energy source made from biomass(which is organic materials such as plants and animals). 2. You can grind up corn and separate it into sugars which are then distilled to make ethanol. Ethanol can be used to power cars. You can also burn garbage and collect the methane given off that can be used as energy. Another way is to burn plants and use the steam to generate electricity, but there are still a lot more ways to generate energy from biomass. 3. Bioenergy can replace fossil fuels in almost anything, and it is renewable. Biomass also tends to be cheaper than fossil fuels. 4. Biomass is any organic material like dead corn and dead grass. It’s also known as biological mass. 5. Biomass is renewable, because plants and trees will die and release seeds that will grow into more plants and trees. The same with all biomass. 6. The word “bioenergy” was invented in the1970s to 1980s. It came from the combination of the prefix “ bio” which means the study of life, and “energy”, power. 7. Methane is a natural gas made by animals. Ethanol fuel is a fuel that comes from alcohol called ethanol or ethyl alcohol. Ethyl alcohol can be made from biomass or fossil fuels. Cars can run on gasohol, 90% ethanol and 10% fossil fuels, but can’t run on pure ethanol. 8. You burn it, and collect the steam which spins the turbine, and that generates electricity. It’s similar to the way coal makes electricity 9.There is only two type of gas, methane and steam. You can burn trash, peanut shells, sunflower seeds, ect. Then collect the methane and\or steam //.// 10//.// The cons of using biomass is that you have to grow a lot of plants in order to have a usable amount to use. Meaning you have to use a huge amount of land in order to get something out of it. =**Second Set:**= 1. How can you store bioenergy?  2. How can forms of transportation run on bioenergy?  3. How is bioenergy better than other energy sources?  4. How will the “Bio Bin” work?  5. What will the pros be of the Bio Bin? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 6. What will the cons be of the Bio Bin? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 7. How does steam make a turbine spin? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 24pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Answers: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1. Any electricity from bioenergy can be stored into a battery. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> [|__http://en.howtopedia.org/wiki/How_to_Store_Electricity_in_Batteries__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> [|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_(electricity)__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2. Some cars can run on methane and all of them can run on gasohol <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> [|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_fuel_vehicle#Biogas__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> [|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_fuel_vehicle#Biofuels__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 3. Bioenergy is better than fossil fuels and nuclear power, because it is renewable, and those two aren’t renewable, for the Earth will eventually run out of uranium and fossil fuels. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> [|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> [|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_fuel__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4. You deposit the trash, the trash goes down the bin into the fire, the fire burns it, steam pressure goes up into the turbine which powers the battery.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> See the invention section for the source.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5. You dispose of trash while you create energy.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> See the invention section for the source.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 6. The trash can fill up, hard to install, and doesn’t generate too much electricity.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> See the invention section for the source.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 7. The steam pressure pushes on the turbine causing it to spin. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> [|__http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070130020255AAZNKLK__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> [|__http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_makes_steam_turbine_turn__]

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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;">2.1 Determine the range of possible sources (brainstorm)
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Make a list of all the possible sources of information that will help you answer the questions you wrote in Task Definition (Big6#1.1, 1.2). - Consider library books, encyclopedias, and web sites to which your library subscribes (ask your librarian!), people who are experts in your subject, observation of your subject, free web sites and surveys.

Sources: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 130%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Internet <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 130%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Books <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 130%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An Expert <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 130%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Parents

= 2.2 Evaluate the possible sources to determine priorities (select the best sources) =

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Try new sources, you might find some really fun facts. If there are some new sources that you need help to use, ask your teacher, librarian, mom or dad.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Best Sources: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Internet <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Books

=3.1 Locate sources=

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Figure out where you will get these sources. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Beside each source, write its location. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> If it is a web site, list its web address. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - To save time, try to use web sites that your teacher or librarian have linked or bookmarked. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - If your source is a person, figure out how you will contact him or her and make a note of this.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Now, you will actually get the sources. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> You may have to get and use each source one at a time. If so, come back to this step to locate each source.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Internet: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0044cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Biomass] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0044cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|What is BIOMASS?] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0044cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Biomass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0044cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|How Does Biomass Energy Work?]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Books: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Biomass Power- Neil Morris__] = = =3.2 Find information within sources=

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now that you have the source in hand, how will you get to the information that you need to answer your questions? (Remember the questions you wrote in Task Definition?) This all depends on the source.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - First, make a list of words that will help you find information in all of your sources. These are called keywords. They are like synonyms and related words to your topic. You can find many of these in the questions you wrote in Big6 Task Definition (Big6 #1.1, 1.2). Try this easy way to create keywords. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">List of Keywords: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">biomass <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">biofuels <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">biogas <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">bioenergy <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">biodeisel biochar <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">alternative energy <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">renewable energy <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Wonder Wheel: <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> =4.1 Engage the source (read, listen, view, touch)=

- You will need to read, listen or view your source. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - If you can't understand any of your sources, ask an adult to help you. It's OK not to understand something, but it's not OK to avoid asking for help. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - You may not need to read, listen to, or view all material in each book, article, or website. You are looking for the specific information you need. Read the <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> first sentence in each paragraph to decide if that paragraph has answers to your questions <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">﻿Links: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.altenergy.org/renewables/biomass.html__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link shows how bioenergy is used and what are the bad things and the good things. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=active&defl=en&q=define:bioenergy&sa=X____&ei=O2mKTan1NIzWtQPxoM2FDA&ved=0CCMQkAE__]

Info: This link gives the many definitions of bioenergy form many different sites.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link defines bioenergy. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bioenergy__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link tells you what bioenergy is. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01335/biomass.htm__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link shows how bioenergy it works, is it renewable, the cons of biomass, etc. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.bioenergywiki.net/What_is_bioenergy__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link tells you what bioenergy is. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01335/biomass.htm?tql-iframe#5__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link tells you interesting information. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=biomass_home-basics__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link tells you the basics of biomass, converting biomass into other energies and how much it’s used for fuel. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bioenergy__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link tells you the history of the word “bioenergy”. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bioenergy__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link tells you the definition and history of bioenergy. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link tells you what ethanol is. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://i.treehugger.com/process%20schematic.jpg__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link is a picture of the procces of bioenergy. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.powerscorecard.org/tech_detail.cfm?resource_id=1__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link tells you what the environmental impacts are <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.iptv.org/exploremore/energy/profiles/biomass.cfm__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link tells you the uses of bioenergy. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.inventhp.com/bioenergy-pros-and-cons.html__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link tell you what the pros and the cons of bioenergy. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.digtheheat.com/Biofuel/biofuel_prosandcons.html__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link tells the pros and cons of bioenergy. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__What is BIOMASS?__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Info: This link also tells you what biomass is. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__How Does Biomass Energy Work?__]

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<span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's time to take some notes! Remember if you discover more questions while you are taking notes, it is OK to add them to your list.

= **Answers:** =

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 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Question for Bioenergy || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Answer || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sources ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What is bioenergy? || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">bioenergy is a renewable energy source made from biomass(which is organic materials such as plants and animals). || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://books.google.com/books?id=JqEdVEKXtZ8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=biomass+power&hl=en&ei=JeSLTemVEpCasAPym8CZCQ&sa=X&oi=book__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.bioenergywiki.net/What_is_bioenergy__] || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__CZCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How does biomass create energy? || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can grind up corn and separate it into sugars which are then distilled to make ethanol. Ethanol can be used to power cars. You can also burn garbage and collect the methane given off that can be used as energy. Another way is to burn plants and use the steam to generate electricity, but there are still a lot more ways to generate energy from biomass. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://books.google.com/books?id=JqEdVEKXtZ8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=biomass+power&hl=en&ei=JeSLTemVEpCasAPym8__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01335/biomass.htm?tql-iframe#5__] || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CD__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why would you consider using bioenergy? || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bioenergy can replace fossil fuels in almost anything, and it is renewable. Biomass also tends to be cheaper than fossil fuels. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://books.google.com/books?id=JqEdVEKXtZ8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=biomass+power&hl=en&ei=JeSLTemVEpCasAPym8CZCQ&sa=X__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01335/biomass.htm?tql-iframe#5__] ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are examples of biomass? || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Biomass is any organic material like dead corn and dead grass. It’s also known as biological mass. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://library.thinkquest.org__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://books.google.com/books?id=JqEdVEKXtZ8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=biomass+power&hl=en&ei=JeSLTemVEpCasAPym8CZCQ&sa=X&__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CD__] ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How is biomass renewable? || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Biomass is renewable, because plants and trees will die and release seeds that will grow into more plants and trees. The same with all biomass. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01335/biomass.htm?tql-iframe#5__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=biomass_home-basics__] ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why is bioenergy called what it is? || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The word “bioenergy” was invented in the1970s to 1980s. It came from the combination of the prefix “ bio” which means the study of life, and “energy”, power. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bioenergy__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bioenergy__] || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=methane&f=false__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What is methane and ethanol fuel? || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Methane is a natural gas made by animals. Ethanol fuel is a fuel that comes from alcohol called ethanol or ethyl alcohol. Ethyl alcohol can be made from biomass or fossil fuels. Cars can run on gasohol, 90% ethanol and 10% fossil fuels, but can’t run on pure ethanol. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://books.googfb__][| __h`xle.com/books?id=JqEdVEKXtZ8C&pg=PA2&dq=N.,+Morris,.+Biomass+Power&hl=en&ei=3vCUTYToFpCWsgPYkeXBBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol__] ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How could you convert biomass into electricity? || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You burn it, and collect the steam which spins the turbine, and that generates electricity. It’s similar to the way coal makes electricity. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://i.treehugger.com/process%20schematic.jpg__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.powerscorecard.org/tech_detail.cfm?resource_id=1__] ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How could you convert biomass into various types of gases? || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is only two type of gas, methane and steam. You can burn trash, peanut shells, sunflower seeds, ect. Then collect the methane and\or steam <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//.// || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.iptv.org/exploremore/energy/profiles/biomass.cfm__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://i.treehugger.com/process%20schematic.jpg__] ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are the cons of bioenergy? || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The cons of using biomass is that you have to grow a lot of plants in order to have a usable amount to use. Meaning you have to use a huge amount of land in order to get something out of it. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.inventhp.com/bioenergy-pros-and-cons.html__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.digtheheat.com/Biofuel/biofuel_prosandcons.htm__] ||

=5.1 Organize information from multiple sources=

Decide how you will put together your notes and add your ideas and insights. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> You may: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Write a rough draft <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Build an outline <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a storyboard <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Draw a sketch (Sometimes it is easier to put the notes together in a form that resembles the final project.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Slide 1= Title <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Slide 2-11= Questions Slide 12= Cool facts Slide 13= Sources = = = =

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