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\n\"Oil\n\n
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\nOil Shale\n

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\nExplore our reliance on oil and the need for alternative energy sources. Oil shale, a sedimentary rock product that can be processed into crude oil, is offered as a possible step toward a completely renewable future. This is a...\n
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\nFossil Fuels (Part I), The Geology of Oil\n

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\nJunior geologists work through three mini-lessons that familiarize them with the formation and location of fossil fuels. Part one involves reading about petroleum and where it comes from via a thorough set of handouts. A lab activity...\n
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\nNatural Gas and Pennsylvania’s Future\n

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\nBeginning with a general discussion about natural gas, methane, and hydrocarbons, a few videos and diagrams are projected to support the lecture. Individuals participate in a brief activity by drinking juice through a straw, and then...\n
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\nWikipedia: Oil Shale\n

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\nWhen converted to petroleum, oil shale is a valuable resource produced by many countries around the world, including the U.S. Wikipedia discusses the geology, history, economics, and environmental considerations of oil shale.\n
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\nScience Buddies: Rocky Secrets: Where Does Oil Hide?\n

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\nYou may have heard the expression, \"You can't get blood from a stone.\" But what about oil? Can you get petroleum oil from a stone? In this geology science fair project, you'll find out what kinds of stones make the best storage rocks for...\n
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\nWikipedia: Shale\n

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\nOriginating as clay or mud, shale is a sedimentary rock formed by deposits of small particles by slow moving water. Wikipedia includes color images and discusses composition and deposition.\n
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\nYou Tube: Marathon Oil Corps: Animation of Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking)\n

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\nSafe, cost-effective refinements in hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking), horizontal drilling and other innovations now allow for the production of oil and natural gas from tight shale formations that previously were...\n
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\nGeology.com: Rocks: Pictures of Sedimentary Rocks\n

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\nPresents photographs of examples of clastic, chemical, and organic sedimentary rocks, with short descriptions underneath each rock image. Each rock name is also linked to its own dedicated page with a great deal of additional information...\n
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\nFossil Museum: Fossil Sites\n

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\nTwenty different international fossil sites are listed with links to pictures of fossils found at each site.\n
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\nCk 12: Earth Science: Fossil Fuel Reserves\n

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\n[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes reserves of traditional and alternative fossil fuels.\n
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\nYou Tube: Environmental Science: Non Renewable Energy Sources\n

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\nContinuing with Environmental Science, we'll be taking a look at some of the non-renewable energy sources and their benefits and drawbacks.\n
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\nEnergy4me: Fracturing With Gelatin\n

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\nThis activity aims to demonstrate how fracturing fluid, under pressure, is able to create a fissure in the rock layer. Students will be able to see the syrup come out at a high velocity to crack the gelatin. The gelatin, however, will...\n
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