Track 1: Ecosystems and Oil Pollution
This track develops an understanding of coastal ecosystems and builds upon this to explore the effects of disturbances on these environments, with a special emphasis on oil pollution. It has a a focus in the biological sciences, but includes a multidisciplinary, inquiry-based approach.
Ecosystems
Connections Between Organisms
Disruptions in Ecosystems
Ocean Literacy Principles: The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems. The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
- Web of Life
- Ecosystem Chorus
- Intertidal Exploration
- Invent an Invertebrate
- Wildlife Field Guide
- Human-Ecosystem Calendar
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Track 2: Oil Resources and Energy Cycles
This track focuses on petroleum and other energy resources, with a special emphasis on energy conservation and the safer and effective extraction, transportation, and distillation of oil. It has a focus in the physical sciences and engineering, but includes a multidisciplinary, inquiry-based approach.
Uses of Oil
Renewable Energy Sources
Energy Conservation
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If you have questions about this curriculum, or if you would like a copy of any of these lessons in Word Document format please contact Betsi Oliver, outreach coordinator for the council.
For more lessons for this age group, see The Science of Oil Spills, created in 2010 by Alice Dou-Wang of the Prince William Sound Science Center, developed for grades 6-12.