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    Environmental Science > Energy > Fossil Fuels
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    Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience

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    Virtual Oil Well Game part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Games:Examples
    Teaching Material by American Geological Institute - Starting Point page by R.E. Teed (SERC)
    This strategy game has players prospect for oil using seismic profiles on limited budgets. -

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    The Great Energy Debate part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Role Playing:Examples
    Rebecca Teed, Wright State University-Main Campus
    This lesson plan explores the energy debate in the U.S. Students will hold a mock congressional committee meeting and make decisions about public lands and energy resources. -

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Project
    Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Local Policy, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Energy:Fossil Fuels, Renewable & Alternative Energy

    Calibrate Peer ReviewTM: Petroleum Geology of the Persian Gulf Region part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Peer Review:Examples
    Elizabeth Heise, The University of Texas at Brownsville
    Students explore the origin and distribution of oil and gas in a region of global significance, the Middle East, including the geologic history and the socio-political and environmental issues associated with ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Assessments:Peer Assessment, Activities:Writing Assignment
    Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Geoscience:Geology:Economic Geology, Sedimentary Geology:Petroleum/Coal Geology

    Question of the Day: ANWR Drilling Policy part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Interactive Lectures:Question of the Day
    ANWR Drilling Policy Debate (Acrobat (PDF) 118kB Jun16 04) Activity Sheet and Reading The author's calculations yield the following: An average US car mileage increase of five miles per gallon would reduce oil ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity
    Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Efficiency and Energy Conservation