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Lesson Plan
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Oil Spill Activity (Easy)

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this science lesson, students examine the effects of oil spills and investigate clean-up methods as they participate in a hands-on activity.
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Worksheet
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The Oil Spill Quiz

For Students 4th - 8th
In this oil spill quiz worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions in order to examine their knowledge of oil spills and their effects.
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Lesson Plan
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Birds, Baths And Oil Spills

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine effects of an oil spill on birds and animals that inhabit marine or freshwater ecosystems, and simulate procedures used by rescue workers who rescue and rehabilitate birds and other animals coated with oil.
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Interactive
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Oil Spill ESI Maps

For Students 6th - 10th
In this environmental science activity, students study and read ESI maps on oil spills and complete 8 short answer questions that follow.
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Lesson Plan
National Geographic

Rescuing, Relocating, and Rehabilitating Wildlife

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Bring up the Deepwater Horizon (BP) oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Display the colorful diagram of the coastal and marine organisms living in the area. Show a video about relocating the eggs of the Gulf's sea...
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Lesson Plan
Salt River Project

How Do We Clean Polluted Water?

For Teachers 8th
How do we clean up oil spills and other pollutants in the water? Explore water treatment strategies with a set of environmental science experiments. Groups remove oil from water, work with wastewater treatment, and perform a water...
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Gulf Oil Spill:What Happened, and Who is Responsible?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the Gulf Oil Spill. In this environmental issues instructional activity, students watch video clips about the oil spill and discuss the devastation caused by the spill as well as who is responsible. Students also...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Oil + Water + Wildlife = A Real Mess

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers conduct an experiment. In this environmental protection lesson, students explore how oil spills affect living organisms in an ecosystem. Middle schoolers work in groups to complete a lab activity and then discuss their...
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Lesson Plan
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Pollution Solution

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this science lesson, students investigate the effects of oil spills and brainstorm ideas to help companies avoid them as they create models to demonstrate their attributes and...
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Lesson Plan
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Oil Spill

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders watch a video about the types of products made from oil or oil used as energy to produce the product. In groups, they identify the positive and negative aspects of oil and participate in various activities. They use the...
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Worksheet
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The Ocean Floor and Shore Zones

For Students 7th - 10th
Make textbook reading more engaging using this reading activities learning exercise, through which scholars review major features found on the ocean floor and the processes that formed these features. They complete 11 terms in a...
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Lesson Plan
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Oil Spills

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the San Francisco oil spill and the effects it has had.  For this investigative lesson students view a demonstration on oil clean up and how it works.  They see how wildlife is rehabilitated, how the oil is cleaned...
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Pollution Solution

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students, after discussing oil pollution, generate solutions to an oil spill.
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Obis Oil Spill

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore environmental challenges by participating in an oil spill simulation. In this water safety lesson, students discuss why oil spills happen and how their impact affects the entire ecosystem. Students utilize popcorn,...
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Lesson Plan
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Fossil Fuels: Facing the Issues

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars explore energy by researching fuel usage on Earth. In this fossil fuel lesson, students define fossil fuels, the energy created by burning them, and the impact on the environment when using them. Young scholars conduct...
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Lesson Plan
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Oil Consumption

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this science lesson, students calculate the barrels of oil that their family consumes in a year.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fish Hazards

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Students study the Pacific salmon and see the different challenges they face.  In this environment lesson students complete several activities that show how humans have affected the salmon environment. These activities have varying...
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Ocean Planet: Pollution Solution

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this science instructional activity, students investigate the impact of oil spills as they discuss historical spills. Pupils use problem solving skills to brainstorm clean-up...
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Worksheet
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Prince William's Oily Mess: A Tale of Recovery

For Students 5th - 7th
In this environment worksheet, students explore the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Students read and study text and photographs about the 1989 spill. Students answer 6 essay questions.
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Lesson Plan
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Save the Bay

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this science lesson, students examine the environmental effects of oil spills as they replicate a contained oil spill and clean up.
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Lesson Plan
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Environmental Issues

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the natural resources on earth by reading a book in class.  In this environmental lesson, students read select pages from the book Alaska by Rebecca Stefoff and discuss their feelings on the material.  Students write...
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Organizer
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Pelicans in Peril

For Students 4th - 9th
In this Gulf oil spill instructional activity, students examine an article regarding the brown pelican and the effects of the oil spill as well as a photograph.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fractional Distillation

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students brainstorm the different uses of petroleum distillates. In this chemistry instructional activity, students explain the process of fractional distillation. They analyze the impact of oil extraction to the environment.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Oil Slick Emergency

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine how to recover and remove oil from an oil spill.  In this oil spill clean-up lesson students use role play and act like a committee to determine how to clean up an oil spill.