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Esso Classroom Modules on Oil

Teacher's guide, video, students' notebooks and assignments (new version 1997) 14 to 16 years.

The Esso classroom modules on oil provide comprehensive coverage of topics including formation, detection, extraction and refining to obtain many useful products.

The resource is primarily for use at GCSE and GNVQ levels. It consists of a videotape, two sets of students' and notes - for use at Foundation aand Higher tier - together with a teacher's guide.

Both sets students' notes deal with the same subject-matter but have been written for student's of different levels of ability. The foundation tier material is designed for use with middle to the less able students and will also be useful for Key Stage 3 or equivalent science courses. The higher tier material is for use with the middle to more able students and will also provide an interesting resource for more advanced chemistry courses.

The subject content is divided into 10 short modules which can be dealt with either individually or together depending on the time available. Each module deals with a different aspect of oil and consists of a short video sequence and supporting notes for students. There is also a final project concerned with how the energy demands of the world may be satisfied in the future. This is a flexible exercise which encourages the use of secondary data, analysis and evaluation. Modules 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and the final project deal with material which is most relevant to the National Curriculum, in England and Wales, the Scottish syllabuses and the Northern Ireland Curriculum for Science. In addition to supporting students notes, the these modules also have exercises which can be done in class, after pupils have watched the video, or be set as homework assignments.

The content of modules or 5, 6, 7, and 8 goes beyond that which is required by the three different science curricula in the UK. However, these modules have been included in order to provide a complete account of the topic of oil. Processes which have the least relevance to the science curriculum are only briefly described in the students notes and not supported by any exercises.

The teacher's guide provides additional information on each module which will be of use in preparing lessons and in class discussion. Answers to the student exercises are also included.

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• oil formation
• oil industry
• oil extraction
• petrochemicals
• refining