Resource Overview
Students use the engineering design process to create and test prototypes for cleaning up oil spills and rehabilitating marine birds.
Students will be able to:
- Research current methods of oil spill cleanup and their drawbacks.
- Read a graduated cylinder and use data to calculate volume and percentages.
- Use the engineering design process to explore solutions to problems associated with cleaning-up oil spills.
- Design, build, and test prototypes of devices that would help clean-up oil spills.
Features of This Resource
- STEM lesson has two versions – one appropriate for middle school and one for high school skill levels
- Optional lab report template with scaffolding
- Opportunity for finding solutions to real-world problems
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