About This Lesson
This teacher guide from the U.S. Department of Energy provides extensive background information on transportation fuels to help your students learn about conventional and alternative transportation fuels by evaluating their advantages and disadvantages. In addition, there are six suggested activities: Learning about transportation fuels, Conducting research on transportation fuels, Write papers on the fuel choices, Develop a plan for a city to reduce emissions from their vehicles, Teaching others about transportation fuels, Calculating payback periods.