An Ocean of Oil -- Issue 31 -- July 31-August 6, 2010

This week's standards:
Students understand the characteristics of renewable, nonrenewable and flow resources. (Geography: Environment and Society)

Activities:
1. Draw a picture of people helping animals in the oil spill. Write a sentence about the animals.

2. Find three stories about renewable energy. Explain how they can help with our energy problems.

3. In a journal, collect news stories about the oil spill and the effects on wetlands and shores.

4. What has been used to (a) trap oil in the water, (b) break oil into small parts, (c) remove oil from the water, and (d) stop the oil from escaping from the well?

5. Use the Internet to learn how people have handled earlier oil spills.

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)