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= Year 8 Science Pathfinder - Geology Oil Drilling =



Introduction

Welcome Year 8 Science students to this Geology - oil drilling pathfinder where you will be guided to resources within the library and online to direct you in the planning, researching and writing of your assessment task. Remember to use a **variety** of information sources within your work.

Then refer to the [|Information Skills Research Model] and follow the six steps outlined to plan, research, use and evaluate in the completion of this task.

Always ask for assistance from the Library staff. We can help locate any of the material listed in this guide. We can also help you extend your research beyond this list, if required.

Dewey Numbers These are some of the Dewey Numbers where you will be able to locate information on this subject area.
 * 333.79
 * 363.7
 * 622.338

Subject Headings
 * petroleum
 * natural resources

ClickView There are also two programs available on ClickView.


 * // Petroleum and Oil Refining //
 * //Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil//



**Online Sources**



Use search terms such as BP, Gulf of Mexico when searching the Age Archives

Live BP Oil Spill Cam - []

[|Gulf Oil Spill Information Center – Library Guides at University of South Florida Libraries] This is a comprehensive guide to some of the information and data concerning the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the clean-up efforts. Includes links to resources on the incident, economic, environmental and social aspects as well as background to oil industry in the region.

This article about the oil spill refers to other disasters caused by []

ITOPF maintains a [|database of oil spills from tankers, combined carriers and barges.] This contains information on ACCIDENTAL spillages since 1970, except those resulting from acts of war

Cold, dark and teeming with life //New York Times// article []

Goodhearts Extreme Science - []

CNN - The night the oil rig exploded - []

Volunteers moved to Join oil disaster response - []

Grassroots Efforts to help with the oil spill - []

Inventors say that BP is ignoring their oil spill ideas - []

17 ways to clean up the Gulf Coast - []

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 2010- Worst Case scenario - []



An excellent source of recent information comes from **Google News Timeline Labs//.//** This tool allows you to view **RECENT** news and other sources (newspapers, magazines - //Time//) on a graphical timeline. You can move through by dragging the timeline forward or backwards, or by specifying dates. Search using terms such as Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP oil spill.

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