The Science of Alternative Fuels
Marking Period 1
Petroleum Unit
LESSON 1- OPEC
* OPEC and Non-OPEC Petroleum Producing Nations POWERPOINT
OPEC and Non-OPEC worksheet
Article - The World is Running Out of Oil by Oliver Dixon
LESSON 2 - Oil Formation
*Where does Petroleum Come From? POWERPOINT
Article - The World is Not Running Out of Oil by Max Singer
Formation of Oil and Gas Deposits worksheet
LESSON 3 - Petroleum Geology
* Where to look for petroleum? Part 1: A Geologist Dream POWERPOINT
Article - USGS: The Ecology of Oil Seeps in Central California by Tom Lorenson
LESSON 4 - Petroleum Extration (Specific Examples, Ocean Geograpy, EEZ and Territorial Seas)
* Petroleum Extraction POWERPOINT
Marking Period 2
PETROLEUM UNIT 2
Hydrocarbons - building molecules, number of carbons and names of hydrocarbons, balancing the combustion equations.
Oil Fuel Reading and Questions
Refining Crude Oil Powerpoint
4 Stroke Process Powerpoint - Article: 5 Technologies that Make Internal Combustion Engines Better
Petroleum Unit 2 Current Events
* Primary Air Pollutants Information
* Primary Air Pollutant Powerpoint
Geography - Maping Oil Producing Nations
Electric Car Unit 1 - January 2013
Introduction to Alternative Fuels - Reading "How Far Can You Drive on a Bushel of Corn?" article from Popular Mechanics magazine May 2006
History of the Electric Car Powerpoint
History of Electric Vehicles reading
Documentary (2006) "Who Killed the Electric Car?" video and worksheet
MARKING PERIOD 3 - Starting January 28, 2013
Mechanics of the Electric Car powerpoint Video Future Cars: Electric Cars TESLA Electric car website
Mechanics of the Electric Car reading
Nikola Tesla Video 1 of 5
Metals - Independendent Study
Discovery of Metals worksheet
Metal Ores powerpoint
Inside the Atoms of Metals powerpoint
Inside Metal Crystals powerpoint
Metal Alloys powerpoint
How to Make Rock Candy
Driving for Efficiency Unit
- Psychology of Drivers