Environments - PETROLEUM ENGINEER
Oil,
Oil Everywhere - What happens to birds and other wildlife?
Primary
Middle
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
Australian
Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability
Priority
1. Here is a list from the Australian Government of the Major Historical Incidents of Oil Spills in Australia
2. Work out the approximate amount of oil spilt within Australian waters - in tonnes.
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Did You Know? How much oil was spilled in the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill? Approximately 11 million gallons or 257,000 barrels or 35,000 metric tonnes (38,800 short tons). Picture the swimming pool at your school or in your community. The amount of spilled oil is roughly equivalent to 17 olympic-sized swimming pools. Work out how many swimming pools would the amount of oil spilt within Australian waters amount to? |
3. Investigate what happens to birds when there is an oil spill by viewing the poster and the videos:
Watch this oldie (2009 BTN) about an oil spill in Queensland
Birds Cleaned After Calif. Oil Spill
https://youtu.be/7QUszir56E8
Adorable Penguin Sweaters Save Birds Trapped in Oil Spills
https://youtu.be/hyKnDMIZZ14
4. Create a montage of photos of birds and animals effected by oil spills.
5. Invent a slogan to show your thinking about oil spills. Share with a partner. Add your slogan to your montage.
Australia
and Timor Leste: Who's oil is it anyway?
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Literacy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability: Ethical Understanding
Australian
Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability
Priority
Australian
Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Asian Priority
Cooperative
Learning Activity
1. In groups of 4 - 5 students, investigate the following websites to weigh up the big question
"Who's oil is it anyway?"
2. What did you discover about Australia spying on the Timorese? Was this ethical? What was the verdict at The Hague?
3. Hold a Socratic Seminar on the big question: Australia and Timor Leste: Who's oil is it anyway?
Websites, Games
& Apps
Primary
Middle
Secondary
Teacher
Australian
Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability
Energy
4 Me: Lesson Plans and Activities
There are at least 5 - 10 activities for students at each level -
Primary, Middle and Secondary. There is a full explanation of the
activity and the materials required to complete the experiment.
