NOAA
Noaa: Gulf Oil Spill Educational Resources
NOAA provides educational resources regarding the Gulf of Mexico oil spill such as imagery, animations, videos, lessons, activities, real world data, trajectory maps, and background information. Lessons such as Cleaning Oiled Feathers...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Oil Spills
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and its impact.
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Cynthia Cudaback: Self Contained Gulf Oil Spill Kit [Pdf]
Here is a kit that you can create to help understand the impact of an oil spill and the logistics of the clean-up effort. Unfortunately, real-life oil spills are not quite as easy to clean up.
BBC
Bbc: Bp Oil Disaster
Up to the minute news on the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010. The BBC reports on the impact on the environment and provides an interactive guide to stopping the leak itself. In addition, find maps that clearly define the...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Ocean Oil: Offshore Petroleum
A collection of articles on offshore oil. Some of the topics covered include the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, oil exploration and oil reserves, oil drilling, and the history of oil and gas.
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Oil price.net: Gulf Oil Spill: The Aftermath
Comments on the Gulf Oil Spill provide author's thoughts on the chemical dispersants being used. Are these dispersants helping? Do they cause more of a threat than the oil itself? What will the impact be on human and wildlife? Also,...
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Fed.: Restoring the Gulf
The Wildlife Federation has committed itself to saving the wildlife and habitat of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill area. They report on how many animals have been reported dead, how many are oiled but alive and how many cleaned and...
BBC
Bbc News: What Is a 'Top Kill'?
As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico officially becomes America's largest oil disaster, a major procedure, known as 'top kill', is being tried to stop the flow of oil. Details of the procedure, graphics, and video clips are included.
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The New York Times: The Learning Network: The Gulf Oil Spill in the Classroom
The Deepwater Horizon fire in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Auburn University
Auburn University: Resources on the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Continuing information on the Gulf of Oil spill from Auburn University includes updates on the spill's impact. Auburn University experts have supplied their field of specialization and their emails. Experts with knowledge in...
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Us Government: Restore the Gulf
Since the oil well has been shut down, attention turns to the restoration of the Gulf with regard to wildlife, the impact on the sea and coastal areas, travel and tourism, filing a claim for damages, and a return to normal life for...
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Pbs News Hour Extra: Gulf Oil Spill Could Be Most Damaging in History
Discussed is the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the attempts to clean up the oil, animals and industries threatened, policies questioned and a comparison made to the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Includes instructional resources. (4 May...
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Bbc: Bp Oil Disaster
Up to the minute news on the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010. The BBC reports on the impact on the environment and provides an interactive guide to stopping the leak itself. In addition, find maps that clearly define the...
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Bbc News Us Oil Spill Commission Takes Shape
BBC News includes a video in which President Obama discusses the commission that has created to consider causes of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the options that need to be taken to prevent a similar disaster. Duration: 1 m 40...
