Lesson Plan

Exploring for Petroleum - Modeling an Oil Reserve

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Students experiment with locating oil reserves. In this conservation lesson, students use a cardboard box to create sand, rocks, and an oil reserve (water balloon). They use a probe to dig around in the box to find the oil reserve and calculate their drill costs. 

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Resource Details
Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning