Scenario Student Pages Project Summary
Go to URLs

Project Timeline

Week 1
set the stage
video on ExxonValdez/discuss
research other oil spill		 Week 2
job letter
task assignment
resume/interviews
memo
expert groups-need to know
 Week 3
labs in science
math activities
evaluate group skills
questions
quality of the products
Week 4
Begin research on task		 Week 5
continue research		 Week 6
Write/ give presentations
Site selection
Evaluation

Suggested URL sites to get you started:

  • Oil Spill Information Center gives information on the Exxon Valdez spill
  • Frequently Asked Questions on Alaska's pipeline
  • Komi Oil Spill Russian oil spill in 1994, eight times greater than the Exxon Valdez
  • The North Cape Oil Spill of the coast of Rhode Island in 1996
  • Lycos City Guide of US Cities
  • Web 66: International WWW School Registry U.S. city information
  • US Census Bureau Home Page: population & economic indicators
  • Classroom Connect on the Net: e-mail to other schools
  • Oil Spill! Home Page
  • Oilmap Home Page: a comprehensive oil spill response management system
  • Oil and Hazardous Waste Spill Response, EPA Region 10: excellent resource
  • Scigeo.petroleum Internet Resources
  • Oil Spill Containment Booms
  • Oil Skimmers
  • Beach Cleaners
  • Oceanography on the Net: excellent resource for all areas
  • Dept. of Oceanography, Texas A&M University:
  • Collaboration with Oil Industry consortium on Ocean Currents
  • Tide and Current Charts : Northeast
  • Tide and Tidal Current Prediction
  • Nautical Charts: for the US
  • Office of Ocean and Earth Sciences National Ocean Service, NOAA
  • Gulf of Mexico Estuary Program
  • Gulf of Maine Aquarium: Comparing Oceans and Human Impact
  • Department of Marine Biology Homepage : Excellent!
  • Ask a Marine Scientist!
  • Marine Biologist
  • Economist
  • California Association of Harbor Masters and Port Captains HomePage
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    Authors: Jill Mueller (miata@www.com) and Pat Pentek (ppentek@inil.com) West Chicago Middle School, West Chicago, Illinois . Created: Fall 1996 Updated December14, 1996.Created for The Fermilab LInC sponsored by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Education Office , and Friends of Fermilab and the Illinois State Board of Education.
    URL: http://www-ed.fnal.gov/linc/fall96/projects/jmueller/TIMELINE.HTM