How Big is a Tanker

Lesson Overview
We need creative solutions to the challenge of safely transporting oil around the world.

Objectives

  • Students will form an opinion about double-hull tanker requirements.
  • Students will understand why it is challenging to transport oil.
  • Students will design their own tanker and develop ideas for safer transport.

Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subject: Engineering and Technology, Environmental Science, Earth and Space Science, Social Science, Conservation, Math, Government
Concept: Scale Proportion and Quantity
Type: Classroom, Suitable for Homeschool, Uses Common household supplies
Standard: 5-ESS3-1
Duration: 90-120 Minutes, >120 Minutes

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