A student's investigation into biofuel finds support and
mentorship in the Science Buddies Ask an Expert forums. Having
utilized Science Buddies resources in previous years, Naima Raza
was no stranger to science fairs or to Science Buddies when she
consulted Experts in the Ask an Expert forum about her 8th grade
environmental science project. With the assistance of an Expert
from Bio-Rad Laboratories, Naima turned her interest in biofuels
into an award-winning project. For Naima, Science Buddies
resources, Project Ideas, and Ask an Expert forums have proven
both inspirational and invaluable as she has prepared, designed,
and executed school science projects over the last several
years. Before working on her environmental science project for
her 8th grade science fair, Naima had already conducted two
science fair projects on environmental science topics, starting
with a project in the 6th grade on solar desalination of
saltwater. At the time, Naima found the idea that the sun alone
could turn salt water into f