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Website
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Ocean Oil: Deepwater Horizon Disaster

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of articles on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that happened on April 20, 2010. It was caused by an offshore explosion on an oil platform fifty miles southeast of the Mississippi River delta.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Oil on the Ocean

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about oil spills and their environmental and economic effects. They experience the steps of the engineering design process as they brainstorm potential methods for oil spill clean-up, and then design, build, and re-design...
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Unit Plan
NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Oil Spill the Rest of the Story

For Students 6th - 8th
Watch this report on the BP oil spill of 2010, one of the most devastating oil spills in the history of the United States. Learn about not only the effects of a point source pollution event like the oil spill, but also about the many...
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Website
National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Fed.: Restoring the Gulf

For Students 9th - 10th
The Wildlife Federation has committed itself to saving the wildlife and habitat of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill area. They report on how many animals have been reported dead, how many are oiled but alive and how many cleaned and...
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Graphic
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: Earth From Space

For Students 9th - 10th
These satellite images of Earth shows some astonishing things about our planet and our relationship with it.
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Graphic
Curated OER

The New York Times: The Learning Network: The Gulf Oil Spill in the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
The Deepwater Horizon fire in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.