Resources+-+Deepwater+Horizon+Disaster

Considering our state's location and amount of coastline, the ocean provides an obvious way to interest students in science topics. As the Deepwater Horizon disaster unfolds, we can use this page to gather resources and decide how to connect this event with studnets' love of the ocean and their concern for the environment.

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**Oil Spill Educational Resources** **Crude Oil Spills and Health**
 * Bridge Instructional Materials Collection** on Oil Spill related topics
 * Resources such as:
 * National Geographic: Density and Oil Spills
 * National Geographic: Cleaning Up Wildlife
 * Ocean Planet: Pollution Solution - sources of oil pollution and effects on ocean, marine life and humans.
 * Human Impact classroom activities- Topics include oil spills & oil consumption
 * Disaster Information Management Resource Center
 * NOAA Information Page on Deepwater Oil Spill


 * Gulf of Mexico Education Alliance
 * National Environmental Education Foundation
 * Texas A&M Earth Science Resources

**Earth Science World Virtual Oil Well Game** (AGI) http://www.earthscienceworld. org/games/VirtualOilWell/ content/page1.htm  **Economic Impact of Oil Spill** (Sea Grant) - http://gulfseagrant.tamu.edu/ oilspill/economic.htm 
 * Educational Materials and Resources for Teachers and Students:** (PASCO Environmental Programs) - http://eec.pasco.k12.fl.us/ EECs/Oil_Spill_Resources.html  

**Effects of Oil on Wildlife**: http://www.owcn.org/about- oiled-wildlife/effects-of-oil- on-wildlife 

**Google Earth** Maps, Animations, and Current Information - http://www.google.com/ crisisresponse/oilspill/ 

“**How to Talk with Kids about the Oil Spill**”-Ranger Rick: http://www.nwf.org/Kids/ Ranger-Rick/Parents-and- Educators/How-To-Talk-With- Kids-Gulf-Oil-Spill.aspx 

**NASA Images**: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/ earth/features/oil-creep.html 
 * NOAA Oil Spill Resources – Primarily for Teachers** includes many excellent resources for use in classrooms including multimedia, data sources, lessons, maps, factsheets, etc. at http://www.education.noaa.gov/ oilspill.html 

NY Times' Graphics illustrating the Spill's Effects Underwater & Wildlife Impacts: http://www.nytimes.com/ imagepages/2010/05/05/us/ 05ecology_graphic1.html?src= tptw 
 * NY Times Learning Network Lesson**: http://learning.blogs.nytimes. com/2010/05/05/the-drill-on- the-spill-learning-about-the- gulf-oil-leak-in-the-lab/ 


 * Oil Eating Bacteria** Student Activity **-** Middle to High School level: http://www. biotechnologyonline.gov.au/ pdf/enviro/oileating_bacteria. pdf 

**Oil Spills and Hazardous Chemical Accidents** – NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration: http://response.restoration. noaa.gov/audience_catalog.php? RECORD_KEY%28audience_chosen% 29=audience_id&audience_id% 28audience_chosen%29=2 

· There are **experiments and interactive lessons** for all ages–go to the website for more information about: · Oil Floats and Spreads, · Making Mousse, and Graphing Changes in Wildlife

**//Teacher Vision// Oil Spill Resources** page is loaded with resources at http://www.teachervision.fen. com/pollution/natural- resources/65741.html  http://response.restoration. noaa.gov/kids/spills.html
 * Smithsonian Ocean Planet** Pollution Solutions Lesson Plans: http://smithsonianeducation. org/educators/lesson_plans/ ocean/pollution/lesson1/ proced.html 
 * What’s the Story on Oil Spills?** Excellent background information presented at student level.


 * ThinkQuest on Oil Spills** - http://library.thinkquest.org/ CR0215471/oil_spills.htm 