1. The Future of Science

2. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, The Carnegie Institution of Science, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Main Focus is to improve the conversion of cellulosic biomass into biofuels.
Blanch et al. "Addresing the Need for Alternative Transportation Fuels: The Joint BioEnergy Institute" ACS chemical biology 2008: 17-20

3. Departments Deconstruction Feedstock Fuels Synthesis Technology    
Deconstruction
Fuels Synthesis
Technology
Blanch et al. "Addresing the Need for Alternative Transportation Fuels: The Joint BioEnergy Institute" ACS chemical biology 2008: 17-20

4. Fossil Fuels
85% of our energy in the U.S is obtained from fossil fuels.1
We produce 22% of the total carbon dioxide emission in the world.2
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5. Corn Starch . 

6. Pros and Cons of Starch Pros: Cons: Reduces Green house emission
Easily converted to Biofuels
Reduction on gas prices
Cons:
Hunger
Carbon dioxide emission
Not as efficient as fossil fuels
Water and fertilizer
Has to be trucked 

7. Cellulosic biomass

8. Department of Energy. " Bioenergy Research Centers: An Overview of the Sciece" February 2008.

9. The Goal for the Biofuel Project:
Identify the strains of bacteria that produce cellulase proteins
Compare enzyme activity with assays

10. Reflection and Discussion
What background information do you know from your own experiences?
What do you want, or need, to know?
*What have you learned?*(TBD)
Reflection and Discussion

11. Assessment: How will I determine what you know?
6 journal assessments using the lab journal rubric (300 points)
2 class lesson/activities using the presentation rubric (200 points)
10-15 Weekly participation grades ( points)
1 Team Draft of Project Report (100 points)
1 Public Draft of Project Paper (100 points)
10 Standardized Assessments (200 points)
record keeping, researching, presenting, reading comprehension, teamwork, engagement, data collection, visual arts, science writing, test taking, endurance, your scientific mind

12. What we know:    

13. What we need or want to know

14. 1) Bayer, Edward et al. "The potential of cellulases and cellulosomes for cellulosic waste management" Science Direct 2007:
2) Blanch et al. "Addresing the Need for Alternative Transportation Fuels: The Joint BioEnergy Institute" ACS chemical biology 2008: 17-20
3)  U.S. Department of Energy (2005) Emission of Green- house Gases in the United States, oiaf/1605/flash/flashkbcb.html.
4)Brown WH, Poon T (2005) Introduction to organic chemistry-Third edition, John Wiley & Sons (ISBN ) 
5) Department of Energy. " Bioenergy Research Centers: An Overview of the Sciece" February 2008.
6) Sullivan, James. "Pseudomonas" CellsAlive.com May 15, June 19, 2009.
7) Wong, Vernon; Ocampo, Martin. "The Future Sciences" SchoolBioTech. Saber Khan. September 2008, June 19,