This series of PowerPoints and hands-on activities is designed for teachers to use in their classrooms to help discuss the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Teachers can decide which activities and topics to include, download the appropriate PowerPoint, and then modify the PowerPoint according to their class level and the time available. Information for the teacher is included in the notes section of each Powerpoint. These notes can be printed by selecting the pulldown menu next to “Print what:” and selecting “Notes.”
To help guide you through these PowerPoints and activities, we encourage you to check out these SAMPLE UNIT PLANS. The “Full Unit” section incorporates all of the lessons below, while the “Just the Facts” section is an abbreviated tour of these lessons.
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I don’t understand why, but I can’t see the Environmental Clean-up ppt, Oil in the Water, and get a message about a needing a text converter. Can anyone shed light on this? (NB it’s odd too because I CAN see the Wildlife Rescue.) Tks.
I’m really sorry about that, Jody, it should be fixed now. Thanks so much for letting me know.
-Carrie
I decided to have the students explore oil in water a bit before they tried the cleanup lab. So I designed a simple student lab direction sheet for them to make some observations. Check it out here