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Environmental Science: Oil Spill Clean Up Experiment - Teach Beside Me

Try this oil spill clean up experiment with your students or kids! This is agreat one for Earth Day or anytime you want to teach about the environment!

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It can be more fun, when explaining something like pollution, to do a hands-on activity to really drive home the concept. This ocean pollution experiment is eye-opening to see what happens when there is an oil spill, especially around #WorldOceansDay when we explore ways to help Earth. #kidscience #ocean #nature #kidsactivities #restoreouroceans #savetheearth #environmentaleducation #savetheseas #protectourplanet #zerowaste #ecofriendly #globalwarming #gogreen #greenkidcrafts

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I recently had another opportunity to observe a science program in an after school setting, this time at Greenleaf Elementary School in Oakland, CA. The rising fifth graders have an hour and a half of STEM programming after lunch every afternoon, and the day I visited they did an activity about cleaning up oil in the ocean. They worked with trays filled a few inches with water, feathers, straws, cotton balls and sponges. I think it's especially challenging to lead activities like this, where…

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A while back, Just Playin' Around performed an experiment to show the power of dish soap on an oil spill in water. Just about that same time I caught an NPR story entitled, "Why Dawn is the Bird Cleaner of Choice in Oil Spills". As I'm sure was their intention, it got me thinking. Is Dawn really the best dish washing detergent for cleaning the oily feathers of birds affected by the oil spill? I know their advertising, that it's "tough on grease, but gentle on hands/birds", but do they really…

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two jars filled with water sitting on top of a wooden table next to each other

My boys love hands on projects and activities and I saw a few experiments about keeping our waters clean that I thought would be great. ...

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how to make an underwaterer vocano in a jar with text overlay

What happens when a volcano erupts underwater? In this weather science experiment for preschoolers, you can explore Underwater Volcano Eruptions with an easy to set up home science experiment using jars, coloring and some basic chemical reactions!

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an advertisement for oil spill challenge with pictures of animals in the water and on fire

Conduct a hands-on activity that simulates an oil spill and challenges kids of all ages to clean up the simulated disaster and its effect on wildlife.

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a wooden table topped with lots of colorful paint

Cynthia on Instagram: "Milk and oil experiment 🧪 so mesmerizing 😍 Two liquids with different densities therefore they do not mix. Causing beautiful dots, almost looks cartoon like ✨ You need : - oil (i used vegetable) - milk (can use water for similar results) - paint or food coloring - pipettes / droppers #scienceforlittles #scienceexperiment #scienceexperimentsforkids #scienceexperiments #scienceiscool #scienceathome #stemforkids #stemactivities #homeschoolpreschool…

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a collage of pictures showing how to make an art project with water and plastic cups

Help your kids understand the disastrous effects of water pollution with this Oil Spill Experiment. This hands on science activity will allow them to see for themselves exactly how difficult cleaning up oil spills in the ocean really are.

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two children are playing with an art project

Best Kids Activities | Simple Science Experiment: Oil, Water, and Food Coloring. 👩‍🔬🧪 Oil and water do not mix. Oil is less dense than water and floats on top of… | Instagram

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