GRADE 8 SCIENCE: Fluids - Investigating Oil Spills

1. Relating Science and Technology to Society and the Environment: 1.2 assess the impact of fluid spills on society and the environment, including the cost of the cleanup and the effort involved (Sample issues: An oil tanker spills it's load in B.C.'s inside coastal waters)

BP Oil Spill Disaster

EXXON VALDEZ - The Making of an Oil Spill

The Science of Spills

Oil Spill Experiment

How Stuff Works - How do you clean up an oil spill?

Hair for cleaning up oil spills

Your Assignment

Your task is the explore the links that have been provided and either createcreate a power point or Poster presentation that achieves one of the following:

1. Compare the BP Oil Spill Disaster to the EXXON Valdez Disaster

2. Focus on the BP Oil Spill Disaster

3. Focus on the EXXON Valdez Disaster

Specific Requirements:

  • Focus on Quality NOT quantity

  • Both the Power Point and Poster Project options WILL REQUIRE an ORAL PRESENTATION

  • Make sure that you give an overview of what happened, how it happened, who was responsible, what the response was, the severity of the damage and the effects both short term and long term, who and what was effected, what were the costs both short term and long term?