Oil Spill Tragedy

2023-11-20 09:44:27

Oil Spill Tragedy


As of May 28th, 2010  it is believed that the early estimate of 210,000 gallons of oil (around 5000 barrels) per day of oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico was much too low. The flow rate was revised on May 27th to be between 12,000 and 19,000 barrels per day (around 500,000 gallons) of oil.

With this updated sheet, students work with rates, percentages, proportions and averages to further understand the magnitude of this event.


Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    Explore more real-life math activities
    💚Thanks for exploring our resources!  Cl...
    New baby giraffe
      Willow at Baltimore, MD Zoo Willow ...
    How fast will my new puppy mature?
    Dudley, born 11/10/2019 Dudley has just com...
    Free Flights?
    This can't be righ...
    It's tick time again ... and Lyme disease
    With the start of summer and wonderful outdoor a...
    Can Joey and Miki do it again?
    Updated !            ...
    Jackie Robinson
    April 15th, 1947 was a date to remember.  J...
    Triple Crown hopefuls at the Preakness
     Credit: AP Photo/Garry Jones Saturday, ...
    Patriots' Day
    In Massachusetts, Monday April 15th, 2019, will ...
    March Madness - Does seeding really matter?
      March Madness, the big 68 te...