Topic outline
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General
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An introduction to oil and gas, for teachers.
Includes a suggested lesson sequence.
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Teacher support materials for the experiments 'Pressue & Depth Of Burial', 'Porosity & Permeability' and 'Permeability'.
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Students conduct a simple investigation to examine the relationship between pressure and depth within the Earth's surface.
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Students conduct two experiments to investigate the concepts of porosity and permeability and how they relate to rocks.
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An optional activity in which students further examine the concept of permeability, through photographs.
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Students investigate migration rate of oil through a reservoir by conducting an experiment to measure migration rate of water through a variety of soil types.