Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Oil Spills Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the main facts about oil spills.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Oil Spill Clean Up [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson plan students experiment with cleaning up an oil spill. This lesson begins with students learning about the effects of oil spills on the natural environment. Then students will explore the most effective way to clean up an...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigate Effects of an Oil Spill

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lab is designed so that students will understand the effects of oil spills on plants, animals, and the environment and investigate clean up methods through a simulated oil spill. They will understand the risks associated with...
Lesson Plan
Learning to Give

Learning to Give: Oil Changes Everything

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This unit is a collection of four lessons that lead students from learning about oil spills and the impact human activities have on the environment and wildlife, to actively campaigning for laws to protect wildlife from oil spills and...
Article
Scientific American

Scientific American: Oil Spills Leave Lasting Mark

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by Scientific American (November 13, 2002), explores the lasting effect of oil spills on the environment.
Website
BBC

Bbc: Bp Oil Disaster

For Students 9th - 10th
Up to the minute news on the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010. The BBC reports on the impact on the environment and provides an interactive guide to stopping the leak itself. In addition, find maps that clearly define the...
Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Oil Spills

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Oil Spills."
Graphic
Curated OER

Science Image: Oil Spill

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by Scientific American (November 13, 2002), explores the lasting effect of oil spills on the environment.
Website
Other

Get Oil Out! (Goo)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website of GOO, a non-governmental organization devoted to protecting the environment from the oil industry.
Website
Other

Planet Ark: World Environmental News

For Students 9th - 10th
Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...
Website
NOAA

Noaa: Office of Response and Restoration

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are tools and information for emergency responders and planners, and others working to understand,.the effects of oil and hazardous materials in our waters and along our coasts. Links to oil/chemical spill information and photos....
Website
Other

Greenpeace

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home site for the non-profit organization Greenpeace. Greenpeace is an organization whose primary concern are threats to the planet's biodiversity and environment. The site provides links to news about the organization, a...
Graphic
Curated OER

Bbc: Bp Oil Disaster

For Students 9th - 10th
Up to the minute news on the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010. The BBC reports on the impact on the environment and provides an interactive guide to stopping the leak itself. In addition, find maps that clearly define the...
Website
US Geological Survey

Usgs: National Water Quality Assessment Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this website to find out about water quality issues anywhere in the U.S.A. where water studies have been conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey.