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The ABCs of Oil*
What is oil? It's petroleum, the fuel that makes our country go!
"Petra" = rock, "oleum" = oil
Petroleum is made of hydrocarbon molecules (hydrogen and carbon atoms bound together)
It’s Our Major Source of Energy
Petroleum supplies about 45 percent of our total energy requirements.
It’s an Essential Raw Material
A basic ingredient in more than 6,000 products we use everyday.
It’s Used in Many Forms for:
TRANSPORTATION: to fuel cars, trucks, trains, planes, etc.
HEATING: to warm homes, schools, offices, factories, etc.
ELECTRICITY: to power many electrical generators.
LUBRICATION: to make machines run smoothly and safely.
Rainy Day Project: Petroleum collage
Supplies: old magazines, scissors, glue or tape, a poster board, colored paper, markers
1. Cut out pictures of as many products as you can find that are made from petroleum.
2. Glue or tape them to the poster board.
3. Cut out shapes and use them to label the products.
Oil is valuable, versatile and vital!
Science Fair Projects
Science Fair Project #1 : Dinosaur Bread
Science Fair Project #2 : Magic Balloon
Science Fair Project #3 : Soda Separation
*All experiments should be conducted with an adult.
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