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Calling all Carbon Users

A new suite of lessons about Fossil Fuels has been posted!

Kendyl Eriksen

While an important part of society as we know it, fossil fuels present many environmental problems. These lessons help students understand the issues surrounding fossil fuels, from extraction to use, while leaving room for critical thinking about why we still need them and how our society could be more sustainable.

Fossil Fuel Extraction

Fossil Fuels: Chocolate Chip Mining

Investigate the problems that arise with strip mining while discussing the socioeconomic reasons behind it.

Fossil Fuel Use

Fossil Fuels: Air Pollution and the Greenhouse Effect

Learn what the Greenhouse Effect is and how it is caused by burning fossil fuels.

Global Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

What type of ice causes sea level changes, and why?

Differing Densities: Fresh and Salt Water

Investigate the role salinity plays in the ocean currents and why that is changing.

Fossil Fuel Transport

Slippery Shores: Oil Spill Clean-Up

Students observe the effects of a modeled oil spill and test out different models and techniques to clean it up.