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The role of bioremediation in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DHOS) serves as the investigative phenomenon as students conduct and analyze a controlled biodegradation experiment using drain cleaner microbes, corn oil, and a chemical indicator. Once students make sense of how the experiment serves as an oil spill bioremediation simulation, they ask questions and design their own experiments with biodegradation to see if they can make the simulation even more realistic. Next, they present their claims, evidence, reasoning, and arguments to their classmates. The investigation culminates in an assessment that has students interpret data from the DHOS, consider the role of bioremediation in oil spill cleanup, and summarize oil spill impacts on threatened and endangered species. Throughout the investigation students strive to understand the driving question, “How can microbes be used to clean up an oil spill?”
Time Requirement
Teacher prep, 20 minutes. Pre-lab, investigation, and assessment, approximately 6 class periods.
Digital Resources
Includes 1-year access to digital resources that support 3-dimensional instruction for NGSS. Digital resources may include a teacher manual and student guide, pre-lab activities and setup videos, phenomenon videos, simulations, and post-lab analysis and assessments.
Performance Expectations
HS-LS4-6
Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and Effect
Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS4.D: Biodiversity in Humans
Science and Engineering Practices
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Learning Objectives
Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills
Students should know what a septic system is and the definition of biodegradable. They should be familiar with bacteria and the ways in which different groups obtain and use energy to survive. Students also need to understand biodiversity and its value.
Components | Qty | Included? |
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Rid-X® Septic System Treatment (powder), 20 g | 1 | Included |
Tetrazolium Indicator, 0.02%, 100 mL | 1 | Included |
Corn Oil, 40 mL | 1 | Included |
Graduated Plastic Pipets, 3 mL | 81 | Included |
Cheesecloth, 20" | 1 | Included |
Culture Tubes with Caps | 64 | Included |
Plastic Medicine Cups, 1 oz | 24 | Included |
Carolina Science Online® Resources (1-year subscription) | 1 | Included |
Teacher’s Manual with Reproducible Student Guide | 1 | Included |
Test Tube Rack (to hold culture tubes) | 8 | Needed, Not Included |
Distilled Water, 200 mL | 1 | Needed, Not Included |
Beaker, 250 mL | 1 | Needed, Not Included |
Flask, 125 mL | 1 | Needed, Not Included |
Funnel | 1 | Needed, Not Included |
Glass Stirring Rod | 1 | Needed, Not Included |
Pencils | 16 | Needed, Not Included |
Nutrient Agar Plate (optional) | 1 | Optional, Not Included |
Warm Tap Water, 140 mL | 1 | Needed, Not Included |