Inquiry Sheet and Notes: Oil Spills

DAY 1

WHAT OIL SPILLS DID YOU SEE TODAY?

Deepwater Horizon, Gulf Oil Spill

Kuwait, Gulf War Oil Spill

Ixtoc I Oil Well

Scandic North Cape Barge

Florida Fuel Barge

To include on your poster:

Where and when did your oil spill happen?

What caused your oil spill?

How did the oil spill affect living things in the area?

DAY 2
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TODAYS MISSION:
You work at a local engineering company and you have
been tasked with cleaning up a major oil spill that
occurred after a storm this weekend.
You can use ANY of the provided materials to clean
up all of the oil from the water AND the feathers,
which represent the birds in the area.
Place all of the oil you collect into the empty jar.

Observation Notes:

Think about: are any living things being harmed because of this oil
spill? Do you notice any similarities between our oil spill, the
newspaper articles we read, or the read aloud book?
Predictions:

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I think ______________ will work best for cleaning up

the oil from the ocean.

I think ________________________ will work best for

cleaning up the oil from the bird feathers.

Will the oil cause any short-term damage to the birds

feathers? Yes or No

Will the oil cause any long-term damage to the birds

feathers? Yes or No

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Conclusion:

What was the best way to clean up the oil from the ocean?

What materials did you use?

What was the best way to clean up the oil from the bird

feathers? What materials did you use?

Did the oil spill affect any living things in the area?