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Teach Engineering: Harvesting Oil From the Earth

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For this lesson, students investigate sources of fossil fuels, particularly oil. Students will learn how engineers and scientists look for oil by taking core samples from a model of the Earth. Also, students will explore and analyze oil consumption and production in the United States and around the world.

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Concepts
engineering, stem, petroleum
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Additional Tags
core samples, oil production, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering, fossil fuel, sedimentary rock
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
NGSS
4-ESS3-1