Oil Spill Simulation
Name: ________________________________________
Oil Spill Simulation
Task: Your engineering firm has been contracted to investigate the best way to clean up an oil spill. Your group must use a $100,000 budget to clean up the most oil from the simulated spill as possible.
Fill out the following worksheet with your material order requests, and calculate the total cost and the remaining budget
| Type of Material | Cost | Quantity | Cost x Quantity | How effective was the item? | |
| spoon | $3000 x = | ||||
| Q-tip | $6000 x = | ||||
| Cotton Ball | $8000 x = | ||||
| Dish soap (1tbsp) | $15000 x = | ||||
| Coffee filter | $2000 x = | ||||
| Pipet | $4000 x = | ||||
| _______________________Total Expenses* = | |||||
| Remaining Budget = | |||||
- What material(s) was most effective at removing the oil? Why?
- How does oil affect feathers and other animals?
- What effect would an oil spill have on an ecosystem?