Picture Perfect Science Lessons - Oil Spills
Picture Perfect Science Lessons, although geared for grades 3-6, has many lesson plans which are easily adaptable to grades 7-8. The lesson from this book referenced here is a lesson on Oil Spills where the book Prince William is read to foster an interest is saving animals harmed by oil spills. Students conduct an experiment to determine what is the best method to clean up an oil spill.
Oil spills are a man-made energy use problem and thus fit into this GLE nicely. If your library does not already have a copy of the book Prince William,it is available from Amazon.com among other places.
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