🌎How to Clean Up an Oil Spill — Science Experiment Booklet

Use this Oil Spill Science experiment to support your science lesson. This printable oil spill cleanup experiment booklet can be used to guide your students through a fun oil spill experiment they can even try at home with their families. In this oil spill science experiment, students will create an oil spill and determine the best way to clean it up. They will also investigate the effects of crude oil on the environment and wildlife in the area.

The Perfect Water Pollution Science Experiment!

This printable workbook guides students through the water pollution science experiment, having them organise and record their observations and hypotheses throughout the activity. It includes a materials list, data recording sheets, and a reading passage to help students complete the experiment. Students will complete the following tasks.

• Create and/or cause an oil spill. 
• Identify materials and resources that will/will not prove effective in cleaning up oily products.
• Observe and attempt to remove oil from the environment in different ways.
• Observe the effect of water pollution and oil spills on wildlife.

Through this activity, students will show how to analyse, evaluate, and critique scientific explanations using experimental and observational testing.

This is a great Earth Day science lesson!

Easily Prepare This Oil Spill Experiment for Your Students

Use the Download button to download the Oil Spill Experiment as a PDF or Google Slides file. Print, copy, and prep your experiment materials in advance! We recommend printing each student or group of students a workbook. This experiment works well in small groups of 3-4 students.

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