You 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...

Relate this to real-world drilling and why drill bits are used to churn up and break up rock in the sampling path. Explain to students that core sampling is one way that geologists determine the geologic formation of rocks and sediments...