Making biodiesel with biotech students
John Thomas is a GrowNextGen teacher leader who teaches at Fairbanks High School. He attended the Science of Food and Fuel workshop sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Here he talks about using the biodiesel lesson from the workshop in the classroom:
The students in my biotech class began by researching the process of making biodiesel and biofuels in general. They then applied this knowledge by heading to the lab to create their own biodiesel. This project stemmed from last summer’s Science of Food and Fuel workshop in which Rachel Sanders led us through the process of making biodiesel in the classroom.
