Video Blog - Before The Lesson

I cannot wait to teach this lesson! My second grade class is currently learning about environments and since I am teaching this lesson during the week of Earth Day, my SBTE and I came up with the idea of doing a lesson about oil spills. I am going to have the students see the effects of water and "crude oil" (black tempura paint and vegetable oil) on a feather. The students will have to make predictions about the effects of both on the feather, then write their observations on the sheet I created when they complete the activites. I hope to take the lesson to another level by brainstorming with them how to clean up oil spills. I have my materials ready to go and I am ready to teach!