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Resource: A Different Kind of Fuel

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Length: 6m 09s
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The increase in the world’s population combined with declining fossil fuel supplies has created the need to develop an alternative form of fuel. In this video segment adapted from Curious, scientists are developing ways to create fuel using the earth’s greatest energy supplier, the sun. In order to harness this energy, scientists are attempting to recreate photosynthesis and store the hydrogen fuel released during the process.

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Teachers' Domain, A Different Kind of Fuel , published August 26, 2008, retrieved on ,
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.la.ws.process.diffuel/

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The following Frame, Focus and Follow-up suggestions are best suited for middle school students using this video in an English language arts or science lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.

What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up?

Frame (ELA) What are some activities you do on a daily basis that require energy? What types of energy do these activities require?

Focus (ELA) In the segment, the word "catalyst" is defined. What is the catalyst that prompted the research for developing alternative fuel sources?

Frame (SCI) What are some examples of fossil fuels? How are they different from renewable fuels?

Focus (SCI) What is photosynthesis? What is the typical byproduct of photosynthesis? What is the process that scientists are studying for ideas on how to develop alternative fuel sources?