Oil Spill in a Test Tube

Students convert measurements from one unit to another. For this technology lesson plan, students create their own test tubes using a computer program. They calculate mass based on density information.

In this Gulf oil spill worksheet, students examine a 4-page article regarding basic facts about the oil spill as well as photographs of clean-up efforts.

Students examine how to clean up oil spills. In this engineering lesson, students design, build, and test a system that will clean up an oil spill.

In this oil spill worksheet, students examine a 4-page article regarding basic facts about oil spills and toxicity of oil.

Chemists are frequently in suspension, but not because they misbehave! Scholars mix various items with water to create solutions, suspensions, and colloids. They test each one to determine their differences and properties. The resource...

Environmental emergents read about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010. They simulate an oil spill and examine the cleanup using various materials. Throughout the process, they try materials that represent booms,...

Students examine how oil spills are cleaned through an interactive program. They review the facts of oil spills and how the oil spreads. They discuss the short and long term effects of a spill and how they can be avoided.

A fliud exchange activity using pipettes/droppers to exchange fluids with at least 3 people. your students are advised not to spill any liquid. Droppers are collected in a large beaker, and students return to desks while holding tubes....

Learners work to better understand the effects of oil spills on living organisms in an ecosystem.  In this oil activity students complete an experiment that shows the effects of oil on animals.

Students explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students investigate the media response to the Gulf oil spill as they examine live streaming video, interpret data, and share their personal...