1. Anaerobic Digestion Factsheet

Tags: [KS3, KS4, biofuel, energy, science] A simple NNFCC factsheet introducing the process of anaerobic digestion, where plant and animal waste is sealed inside tanks and transformed by micro-organisms ...

2. The Future of Biofuels in the UK

Tags: [KS3, KS4, Biofuel, science] The NNFCC talked to farmer Philip Taylor for his Farming and Science Podcasts about the future of biofuels in the UK. Listen to the podcast  ...

3. Fuelling the Future

Tags: [energy, biofuel, KS2, KS3, science, art and design, geography, english, dance, climate change] This resource from the Science Museum is designed to help you teach energy in the classroom and to ...

4. Renewable Energy Resources from Practical Action

Tags: [KS2, KS3, KS4, citizenship, energy, biofuel] Posters, videos, puzzles and whole class activities on renewable power, with a particular focus on the developing world.  Includes a 'Poo Power' poster ...

5. It Makes You Think: Biofuels

Tags: [KS3, KS4, biofuel, science] In this resource from Science Learning Centres students discuss whether biofuels are a solution to the problem of carbon emissions from cars. Download the resource ...

6. Energy Quest

Tags: [KS2, biofuel, energy, engineering, scientific and technological understanding] A very colourful website from the California Energy Commission with resources on biomass energy and biofuels. Go ...

7. The Oilseed Rape Story

Tags: [KS2, KS3, crops, biofuel, materials, science, scientific and technological understanding] This poster from HGCA explains how we grow and process oilseed rape.  It then describes all the uses, ...

8. Industrial Uses for Crops

Tags: [KS2, crops, materials, biofuel, farming, historical geographical and social understanding] HGCA have produced an education pack called the Industrial Uses for Crops a new teaching resource for ...

9. Biodiesel Information and Game

Tags: [KS4, biofuel, science] This resource from UPD8 will prompt small group and whole class discussions about the positives and negatives of biodiesel. Curriculum links include; How Science Works, ...

10. Biofuel whoosh bottle

Tags: [KS4, chemistry, biofuel, teachers] One of the top 10 flash bang resources from Why Not Chemeng.  See the flames dance and listen for the whoosh in this bright and impressive demonstration. Go ...

11. Pump Wars

Tags: [KS3, KS4, biofuel, science] In this resource from UPD8, students learn about the effects of burning fossil fuels and have to pick an alternative.  In this scenario, petrol has become so expensive ...

12. Dr Maths Does Biofuel

Tags: [KS2, KS3, maths, biofuel, science] In this short video, Lucy Hopwood from the NNFCC interviews Peter, a rapeseed farmer who talks about the process of extracting pure oil from rapeseed for culinary, ...

13. Flaming hands practical

Tags: [KS4, chemistry, biology, biofuel] One of the top 10 flash bang demos from the Why Not Chemeng website.  Set light to bubbles of methane on your hands to amaze your students. Go to the Why Not ...