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TEACHER'S
GUIDE
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Step
One:
The
students learn about fossils and the microfossils that help
detect a source for petroleum. There are many lessons to
learn about fossils. The following are just two of the lessons
we used.
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LESSONS
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DESCRIPTION
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 Lesson
#1:
Past
or Present
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The
age of the Earth has been determined by scientists to be approximately
4.5 billion years old. Nuclear chemistry has allowed scientists
to assign more precise dates to these units giving us an absolute
scale. Fossils are the remains of ancient life and are used
to help us understand the past. In this lesson the 5th graders
learn how scientists examine and think about the past. They
look at the fossil skeletal remains of a stegosaurus and a
horse.
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Lesson #2:
Fossil Fun
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There
are many ways to teach fossils. One way that we do it is to
make fossils using clay. As the students are making their
fossils they are learning about fossils needed for the formationof
crude oil and what a mold, cast, and trace fossil are. There
isn't time in this site to show it all, but this may give you
some ideas.
 Student
Projects
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Step
Two:
The
student's complete an activity that simulates how petroleum
is found through locating source rock and faulting.
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Step
Three:
The
students complete a depletion of resources simulation to
help them understand the generational use of nonrenewable
resources.
Student
Projects
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RELATED
WEB PAGES
(Click
on the title to go to the Website. Use the back button
to return)
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Looking
Down The Well
Just click on
the oil pump and it will take you to the website.
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Fossil
fuels are sources of energy formed from the remains
of organisms. The most common source is marine microorganisms.
These fossils went through a chemical change due to
extreme heat and pressure. This site was created by
older students. It has great background information
and my fifth graders were able to read and follow it.
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The
Creation of Fossil Fuels
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This
site shows how fossil fuels are formed and how crude
oil is taken from the ground. It is an easy to read
site with great diagrams.
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