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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill directly impacted an area of the Gulf of Mexico the size of Oklahoma. A marine biology lesson plan looks at the impact of an oil spill on the deeper parts of the ocean. Scholars download actual data collected around the spill and use a spreadsheet and graphs to analyse the results.
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Instructional Ideas
- Find more recent CTD studies completed in the same area
Classroom Considerations
- Requires Internet access and computers for each group
- Offers instructions for Excel 2008; if using a different spreadsheet program, you can adapt the instructions
- Lesson is the last in a series of 16
Pros
- Includes a large number of related lessons, videos, and resources
- Provides outlines of the general ideas that students should cover in their papers
Cons
- None