In This Lesson You Will...

Describe the process of collecting oil from the Gulf of Mexico for use as a non-renewable resource.
Explain the various ways in which oil spills can impact the environment, giving specific examples from the Gulf Oil Spill of 2010.
Test and confirm that oil will not dissolve in water and describe ways in which oil can be collected from water in the event of a spill.

SC.4.E.6.3: Recognize that humans need resources found on Earth and that these resources are either renewable or non-renewable.
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SC.4.E.6.6: Identify resources available in Florida (water, phosphate, oil, limestone, silicon, wind, and solar energy).
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SC.4.L.17.4: Recognize ways plants and animals, including humans, can impact the environment.
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SC.5.P.8.2: Investigate and identify materials that will dissolve in water and those that will not and identify the conditions that will speed up or slow down the dissolving process.
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