Science Year 9 Oil Homework
What you have to do
Write a short story about what life would be like if we didn’t have oil.
How you do it
Before writing your story you should research what oil is used for in today’s modern world, beyond the obvious as a source of fuel.
If we could not use oil, what would we no longer be able to make and use.
If we did not have oil, are there obvious alternatives to use, are they easy to use, is it going to cost a lot more.
What would be the environmental impacts of having to live without oil (positive and negative).
Useful Websites
www.schools.ash.org.au/elanorah/oil.htm
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3623675.stm
magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0801/articles/mainarticle.html
bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/physics