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Exploring the History of Oil Lesson Plan

Exploring the History of Oil Lesson Plan

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High schoolers 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.

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9th - 12th

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Social Studies & History

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