Cleaning an Oil Spill

A First Grade STEM Project

Oil Spills

•What is an oil spill?•How do oil spills happen?

•What can prevent oil spills?

Your Challenge

•To create skimmers to clean up an oil spill simulation.

By the end of the project, you will be able to say…

S Learn about ways that human activity impacts the environment!

T Use drawing software to make a poster encouraging others to take care of the environment!

E Design skimmers to clean up an oil spill!

M Discuss measurement of liquids!

The Engineering Design Process

AskImagine

PlanCreate

Improve

What materials may we use?

• Craft sticks• Cotton balls• Pipe cleaners• Foam• Felt• Paper• Netting

Project Schedule

Week 1:

-Introduce Project

-Form Groups

-Begin Project Journal (Ask, Imagine, Plan)

-Begin Building

Week 2:

-Test Project

-Make Improvements

-Test Again

-Reflect