Oil Spill Clean Up
by Cheryl Johnston
Context: This lesson takes place in a classroom or outdoors for 60 - 90 minutes.
Students may work in small groups of 2-4.
An emphasis on how oil adversely affects the environment and animal habitats
Encourage students to collaborate and brainstorm ideas.
Facilitate student reflection on the effects such a clean up can cause.
List of Materials
Motor oil
Plastic Containers (Shoebox size)
Rubber gloves
Cooking oil
Water
Popped Popcorn
Paper and pencil
Newspapers
Oil absorbent pads
Leaves, twigs, grass
Agenda:
Introduce the lesson. What is oil? What impact can an oil spill have on the environment?
Oil Spill! by Melvin A. Berger
Experiment ways to clean up an oil spill.
Share findings with peers.