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Students Create Biofuel from Algae

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Students Create Bio-fuel from Algae

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Some students at Raby School for Community and Environment in East Garfield Park grew algae and created a bio-fuel and used it in a van as a yearlong class project funded by a $10,000 grant from
petroleum giant BP's A+ for Energy program.

The teacher behind the class and project is David Levine, a second-year teacher and Chemistry department head. Over 100 of Levine's 11th grade students participated in the project.

The van used was a 1982 Volkswagen camper van, the kids hoped it would make a 20 mile round trip to Sears tower and back to the school . . .and it did.

 

Read the whole story here: http://www.newsday.com/features/lifestyle/green/chi-algae-31may31,0,1072...

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Submitted by dragonmage06 on Sat, 06/21/2008 - 4:47pm.

This is a great way to get students involved in creating a greener world and learning about energy at the same time! BP is doing something good by offering that grant. If only there would a government sponsored grant program for alternative energy like this, maybe we'd get somewhere faster.
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Submitted by I3aseba11 on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 4:16pm.

I would have loved to do this in high school. . .

Submitted by recyclemania on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 3:51pm.

Awesome!

A great way to show teens what they can do if they put their mind to it. Also a good way to get them to care about science! I know that it was my least favorite subject in high school.