Keep Notes and answer all questions in your notebook!
- What day did the Deepwater Horizon disaster begin? (one source and another and another and wikipedia and NY Times)
- Make a timeline of the attempts to stop the flow of oil.
- Is an oil spill a big deal? How can it be cleaned up? (more about this)
- What are Dispersants? Do they seem like a good idea? (There are 5 linked pages here. Read all 5!)
- How are birds and fish affected?
- How are coral reefs affected?
- How big is the spill?
- How fast is it moving?
- If the oil spill was here how much land would be covered?
- How large is the area where fishing is not allowed?
- Will the oil flow around Florida and up the east coast?
- Political Stuff
- How was the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill portrayed in the news?
- What company was in charge when the leak began?
- Were any other companies involved?
- What exceptions were made to safety rules on Deepwater Horizon?
- When did our government decide that the companies involved could not handle the problem?
- What has our government been doing all this time?
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