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Curated OER

A Bit of Engineering

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss the drilling process. In this engineering lesson, students get into small groups and drill their own core samples in a sandwich using a plastic tubing, a jumbo straw, a slim straw and a offee stirrer predicting...
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Other

Bp: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Very user-friendly site from BP Oil company that is easy to find the information about the oil industry. The front page even lists the current stock price at the very minute you are looking at the site.
Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Modeling Oil and Gas Reservoirs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity will help students understand some of the factors that petroleum geologists need to consider when deciding where to recommend drilling for oil.