August 4, 2010: An Ocean of Oil

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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. Write a paragraph about your findings.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them. This week's standard:

• Students understand the characteristics of renewable, nonrenewable and flow resources. (Geography: Environment and Society)
  

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