Oil+Spill+Project

Oil Spill Project Introduction
== =Your Task: The BP oil spill has been going on for over a month in the Gulf of Mexico. Your assignment is to come up with a real-life possible solution to stop the well from leaking. Your idea should be supported by research.= =This project will cover several weeks of work.= = = =It will involve: 1. Answering the question: What have we learned from the oil spill that will change the way we use, store and depend on oil?= =2. Doing worksheet assignments.= =3. Doing Internet research.= =4. Creating a PowerPoint presentation or Photostory.= = = =Once classwork is done students will go to freerice.com to earn 500 points. The top student in each class who earns the most freerice by the end of his or her class on June 14th wins a prize.=

=Project Timeline=
 * Thurs. 5/27** Do # 1 ,2 and 3. Hand in completed sheets to staff. Then go to freerice.com and earn 500 points.


 * Thurs. 6/3** Do # 4 and go to freerice.com and earn 500 points
 * Mon 6/7** Create a PowerPoint presentation or a Photostory with the following:

A. 8- 10 slides B. Title Slide type " My Solution to the Oil Spill" with your name below. C. Slide two: Briefly explain why the oil spill happened. D. Slide three:Your solution and an image that represents your solution. E. Slide four: Find information on the web that shows that your solution is a good one. Explain that information briefly. F. Slide five : Continue answer from slide four G. Slide six : What can we learn from the oil spill that changes the way we **use** oil? H. Slide seven : What can we learn from the oil spill that changes the way we **store** oil? I. Slide eight : What can we learn from the oil spill that changes the way we **depend on** oil? F. Slide nine : Works Cited. List all sources of information and images.


 * Thurs 6/10 or Mon: 6/14** Continue PowerPoint or Photostory presentation work
 * Thurs: 6/17** Explain your solution for the oil spill using your presentation.

Grading: Based on: 1. Number of slides. 2. Good Information used to support your viewpoint. 3. Good explanation of all points in slides 2-8 4. Use of good web sites that have qualified information. 5. Correct spelling and punctuation.

= = =Let's Begin to Research=

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 * 1.First do some research about the oil spill:** How did the oil spill happen? Click here. [[file:oil-cause-050710.pdf]]======

Then complete the cause and effect sheet and hand in to staff.
 * 2.Read this** **article****e.**

BP Global's View A. B. C.
 * 3.Describe three ways has BP tried to deal with the oil spill by clicking on the link below:**


 * 4. What is the** **Latest News on the Gulf Oil Spill****? Read some of the articles at the link to the left to find at least 2 important news events regarding the handling of the oil spill**. Write 5 sentences about each of the news events.

News Events A. B.

MSNBC's and the Gulf Oil Spill
 * Additional Resources on the Spill:**