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
Powerpoint / PDF / Zip / Document:
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.
![](https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/files/imagecache/ocean_space_image/Oil-Rig-Explosion-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-10.jpg)
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