Fossil Fuels: Facing the Issues

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Through doing these hands-on activities, learners explore the environmental consequences associated with fossil fuel usage. They will learn that fossil fuels are a nonrenewable resource and that they have negative effects on the environment. Learners will also relate combustion reactions to fossil fuel burning. This detailed lesson plan includes teacher resources, key vocabulary, wrap up questions, and is standards based. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
5 to 10 minutes
Learning Time:
45 to 60 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
$5 - $10 per group of students
Age Range:
Ages 8 - 14
Resource Types:
Activity, Demonstration, Lesson/Lesson Plan, Simulation
Language:
English

Materials List (per group of students)

  • chocolate chip cookies – relatively hard cookies work best (1 per student)
  • toothpicks (1 per student plus a few extras)
  • plates (1 per student)
  • Coal Mining worksheets (1 per student)
  • plastic tubs (1 per team of 4 or 5 students)
  • Dixie cups (1 per team of 4 or 5 students)
  • water
  • cooking oil
  • habitat items: rocks, sticks, feathers
  • cleaning items: sponges, cotton balls, spoons
  • Oil Spill worksheets (1 per student)
  • candle (1 if doing a demonstration. 1 per group if older students are participating.)
  • glass jars or beakers (2-3 if doing a demonstration. 1 per group if older students are participating.)

Keywords

Subjects

  • Earth and Space Science
    • Earth Processes
      • Geochemical Cycles
    • Earth Structure
      • Rocks and Minerals
  • Life Sciences
    • Ecology
      • Human Impact

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Uses STEM to solve real-world problems
  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

Includes alignment to state and/or national standards:

Access Rights:

  • Free access

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