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Welcome to OOGEEP's educational Wiki. This Wiki is a learning tool designed for easy access to background information and teaching materials about the natural gas and oil industry in Ohio. Follow the Roadmap of Natural Gas and Oil Activities to learn more about the industry.

The curriculum materials meet National Science Education Standards and are designed to engage students. Weblinks and printable documents have been added to each segment for easy teacher and student use. Teachers participating in professional development workshops have shared lessons and teaching tips. You are invited to submit your ideas as well.

This flowchart outlines the movement of natural gas and crude oil from its formation through the earth's surface to the refining and product development.

Unit 1: Formation

Are fossil fuels renewable or non-renewable?  Biotic materials decompose to create energy sources:  crude oil and natural gas.  Use two experiments to demonstrate how the earth "cooked" (heat & pressure over time) ancient plant and animal life to form fossils fuels.

Unit 2:  Migrating & Trapping

Is crude oil and natural gas found in large lakes underneath the earth's surface?  Do experiments to show how crude oil and natural gas can be trapped in porous rocks.  Create a graphic organizer to compare and contrast properties of oil and water.

Unit 3:  Exploration

How do we find these valuable fossil fuels?  Use contour mapping to look below the earth's surface and "see" rock formations.  Students will create models and calibrate measurements using blank grids.

Unit 4:  Drilling and Production

How do we get it out of the ground?  Create a model to demonstrate how scientific principles affect the flow of fluids to the surface.  Apply knowledge of porosity, trapping and properties of oil and water to make the model work properly.

Unit 5:  Refining

How do we turn crude oil into useful products?  Use the chemistry distillation process to explain how to refine crude oil.  Follow lab safety procedures, collect data and understand the industry applications.

Unit 6:  Products

There are over 6,000 products refined from crude oil.  How can we recycle and reuse petroleum plastic?  Conduct an investigation using the density of a variety of petroleum plastics.  Consider new ideas and technologies for reducing plastic in landfills and reusing this valuable resource.

To request, a teacher resources kit by mail please contact us at:  OOGEEP, P.O. Box 187, Granville, OH  43203, (740) 587-0410 or email to rreda@oogeep.org.

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