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Oil Spill

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore an important role of environmental engineers by studying the Exxon Valdez oil spill. They experiment with different strategies in order to clean up their own manufactured oil spill.
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Math Skills: Conversions

For Students 8th - 10th
For this conversions worksheet, students use metric unit conversions to solve fifteen word problems that involve converting from one unit to another.
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How Big is an Oil Tanker

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students measure out 100 feet to get an idea of how long an oil tanker is.  In this measurement lesson, students sketch an oil tanker using the appropriate scale, after they have an idea of how large an actual oil tanker is. 
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The Gulf Oil Spill in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students investigate the media response to the Gulf oil spill as they examine live streaming video, interpret data, and share their personal...