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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the uses of oil and then experiment and research it. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine how oil spills are cleaned through an interactive program. They review the facts of oil spills and how the oil spreads. They discuss the short and long term effects of a spill and how they can be avoided. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students analyze basic concepts about the consumption, importation and exportation of the worlds oil production. They create several graphs to organize the data and draw conclusions about the overall use of oil in the world. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate oil's changing role in human history. They view a PBS documentary, conduct Internet research, complete a research matrix, and write an essay on whether they support an expansion of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the role of Asia in energy production and consumption. They make connections between the effects of energy demand and its impact on prices. They develop a contingency plan in case the market changes. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate how engineers and scientists look for oil. They take a core sample from a clay model of the Earth in search of oil, and read and create graphs and charts after analyzing oil consumption and production data from the U.S. and around the world. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the role of OPEC and how it affects the price of oil. Using the internet, they research its history and relationship among different industries. Analyzing data trends, they identify how it has priced oil over time. They evaluate OPEC's success in meeting its goals. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students investigate: the size, variety, and habitat of foraminifera fossils, one of the microscopic organism groups that provide the organic material that becomes oil. They investigate the process of transportation and deposition of sediments in a water environment. Pupils also investigate a black shale or oil depositional environment existing in North America during the Acadian Orogeny. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students review an interpretation of geologic history and relate it to the formation of oil deposits. They explore and explain factors controlling the porosity and permeability of sediments and sedimentary rocks. Pupils also interpret topographic maps and construct topographic profiles. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students examine the history of the Chicago River. In groups, they identify the problems of the watershed and develop possible solutions. As a class, they examine the importance of the river to the Chicago area by reading a story. To end the lesson, they create an object or write a poem that shows how they feel about the river and share it with the class. Full Review »
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