P1.19 Biomass and Biofuel
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Un-Assessed
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Explain the meaning of the terms biomass and biofuel
Describe how biofuels may be used to generate electricity To explain why biomass is considered carbon-neutral |
Resources
Oxbox Text books 2 different colours of A4 paper Glue Biofuel Clip art Glue |
1. Starter - Puzzle
15 minutes
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2. Teacher explains what Carbon-Neutral means and what biofuel and biomass are.
Carbon neutral - no net gain of carbon in the atmosphere Biomass - renewable resource such as wood chips, sugar cane, methane, vegetable oils. 5 minutes
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3. Students make a foldable as shown in the clip. Use the clip art to choose 3 pictures to paste on their grid. They then need to write a description next to it ie: picture of a forest - "specially grown trees are used to make woodchips to burn"
30 minutes
5. Students complete Metacogs Plenary in their books
5 minutes
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Homework - None