Oil Plume Experiment

Categories: Marine Life, Natural Disaster, Water Quality
Organization Name: 
Mountain Brook Elementary
Location: 
Mountain Brook, Alabama
Grade/Ages: 
4th
Teacher: 
Melinda Storey
Email address: 
STOREYM [at] mtnbrook [dot] k12 [dot] al [dot] us
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This experiment examined the oil at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and the effectiveness of dispersants to break up the oil. Students created a simulated oil plume using cooking oil and simulated a dispersing agent using mustard.