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Activity
Energy4Me

Energy4me: Bread Fossils

For Students 1st - 5th
Create a model of a fossil using everyday materials.
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Activity
Energy4Me

Energy4me: Exploring Sound Waves

For Students 2nd - 6th
This activity explores the behavior of sound waves. Learn how to test how sound travels through different types of rock.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: World Geography: Oil in the Middle East and Africa

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop and express claims through discussion and writing which examine the importance of oil and water to the success and survival of the Middle East and North Africa.
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Website
Auburn University

Auburn University: Resources on the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

For Students 9th - 10th
Continuing information on the Gulf of Oil spill from Auburn University includes updates on the spill's impact. Auburn University experts have supplied their field of specialization and their emails. Experts with knowledge in...
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Article
Digital History

Digital History: Black Gold: The Oil Frontier

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief overview of how the gusher at Spindletop in 1901 spurred the giant oil industry in America in the early twentieth century.
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Lesson Plan
Crescent Public Schools

Crescent Public Schools: Hydrocarbons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This online lesson provides students with information about hydrocarbons--substances composed of only hydrogen and carbon. Complete the print-outs to assess your understanding of this organic chemistry concept.
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Interactive
Math Science Nucleus

I. Science Ma Te: Integrating Science, Math and Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...
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PPT
Energy4Me

Energy4me: Energy Sources of the World [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the many different energy resources available from our Earth. Find out the pros and cons of each type: both renewable and nonrenewable.
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Lesson Plan
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Esc 20: How Did Spindletop Spark a Tx Industry That Impacted the Nati [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The student objective is to explain the political, economic, and social impact of the Spindletop incident and the oil industry on the industrialization of Texas.
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Unit Plan
Texas Public Broadcasting

Texas Pbs: Texas Our Texas: Age of Oil, Prohibition, Women's Suffrage 1901 1929

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how oil has played a major role in the life and economy of Texas, shaping its population, economy, and environment.
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Article
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Spindletop Oilfield

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find out how the Spindletop oil well gusher started the prolific oil industry in the great state of Texas.
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Article
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Oil and Gas Industry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This informational text piece has everything students want to know about the history of the Texas oil industry beginning in the sixteenth century to modern times.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Malaysia: Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Malaysia's booming economy based on both services and industry. The government's active role has encouraged Malay ownership of corporations. Information from U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Particle Size and Oil Production

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this investigation, students explore the permeabilities of different materials as it relates to oil production.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's Down There?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this activity, students will learn how oil is formed and where in the Earth we find it. Students will take a core sample to look for oil in a model of the Earth. They will analyze their sample and make an informed decision as to...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A Closer Look at Oil and Energy Consumption

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students analyze international oil consumption and production data. They make several graphs to organize the data and draw conclusions about the overall use of oil in the world.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Harvesting Oil From the Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this lesson, students investigate sources of fossil fuels, particularly oil. Students will learn how engineers and scientists look for oil by taking core samples from a model of the Earth. Also, students will explore and analyze oil...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Fossil Fuel Formation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How fossil fuels are created.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Energy Use

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Energy use in the U.S. and a comparison of oil use amongst the top oil-using nations.
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eBook
Energy4Me

Energy4me: Oil and Natural Gas Book

For Students 3rd - 8th
A colorfully illustrated, and information-filled 74 page book on the history and uses of oil. .
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Unit Plan
A&E Television

History.com: Spindletop

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Texas' booming oil industry that grew up around the oil field at Spindletop, and how many of the major oil companies in America, including Gulf Oil, Texaco, and Exxon, trace their origins there.
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Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Us Energy Production and Consumption

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity learners will compare and contrast regional energy production of 5 different US regions, including California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. Students will also analyze production and consumption data of...
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Handout
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas Almanac: Oil/texas: A Cultural History

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the synopsis and story of how the Spindletop gusher, a key event in the history of the Texas economy, began the United States oil industry.
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Article
A&E Television

A&e History Channel Uk: Oil, the Hamill Brothers and Spindletop

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read about the Hamill brothers and their role in the discovery of oil at the Spindletop hill in Texas in 1901.

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