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.  Requires Acrobat Reader.

Refining Card.pdf

Refining Mini-Display Board.pdf

Refining Experiment #1.pdf
Refining Experiment #2.pdf

Classroom Experiment

Experiment: The Chemistry of Distillation

This experiment demonstrates the process of separating crude oil.

Interesting in a career in oil and gas?  Download these career opportunities here!

Visit the OOGEEP WIKI for shared lesson plans and teaching tips, community school projects  and other curriculum ideas from Ohio teachers.

How Oil Refining Works
American Petroleum Institute - Story of Crude Oil and Natural Gas

Need a Classroom speaker?