Oil Spill Simulation (view)
Units included with this Open Author resource:
- Teacher resource
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- Keywords:
- PASTEM, Oil Spill, Oil Spill and Wildlife, Budget, Subtract, Environment
- Alignment:
- CCSS.Math.Content.4.NBT.B.4, NGSS.3.5.ETS1.1
- Activity Sheet
Summary
Students will have the opportunity to work in groups and investigate the effects of an “oil spill” in a water body. In a simulated “ocean” (a pan of water), students will drop a small amount of oil into the water and see the effects and interaction. In an introduction to the workshop, students discuss sources of pollution and oil contamination in water bodies – from point sources (tanker spills) and non-point sources (vehicle run-off). A brief discussion on preventing and cleaning up oil contamination will lead into the activity, in which the students will use a variety of materials to see what method works best for recovering the most oil from the water.