Science of Oil – Bell Ringer
Summary
Three bell ringer prompts activate prior knowledge about petroleum before an oil lesson covering how oil forms, what crude oil produces, and which countries lead in production. Works as a low-prep warm-up for any high school energy unit or Earth science class.
Write what you know about how oil, also known as petroleum, is formed. Where does it come from? How do we access it?
This is a picture of crude oil. List five or more products that are made from crude oil.
Guess the top 3 oil producing countries and give your reasoning for their placement.
