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Chemical sciences<br />
LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD<br />
<strong>STEM</strong> project<br />
Project brief<br />
OIL SPILL CLEAN-UP<br />
The problem<br />
An oil spill has occurred in the ocean. Your job is to find<br />
the quickest and most effective way to remove the oil<br />
from the water and save the birds trapped in the oil slick.<br />
The task<br />
1. You need to make an oil spill mixture by combining water, oil and<br />
cocoa powder.<br />
2. You need to work out what material will best soak up the oil from<br />
the water. What properties do you need the material to have?<br />
3. You need to work out what ingredient will best remove the oil<br />
from the feathers. What ingredient will mix with oil?<br />
4. You will then make a video describing the best method and how<br />
this could be applied to the real world.<br />
Important things you need to do!<br />
• You must work in groups of 2–3 students.<br />
• You must make an oil spill by combining water, oil and cocoa<br />
powder.<br />
• You must dip the feathers into the oil spill and coat them well.<br />
• You must remove the oil from the water by absorbing it with a<br />
material.<br />
• You must remove the oil from the feathers by adding a substance to<br />
clean it.<br />
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