http://nsdl.library.cornell.edu/websites/expertvoices/smile/archives/3228 Howtosmile.org: Hands-on science, math, engineering, and technology (STEM) activities for informal educators. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:20:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://nsdl.library.cornell.edu/websites/expertvoices/smile/archives/3228#comment-3448 Cassie Byrd Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:18:46 +0000 http://nsdl.library.cornell.edu/websites/expertvoices/smile/archives/3228#comment-3448 For a while I had a difficult time understanding why they were having so much trouble capping the oil. I forgot that there's so much pressure behind the oil making the task troublesome! This video from the Exploratorium's Teacher Institute used simple and readily available materials to demonstrate the gusher. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5TPLjkkTOY] For a while I had a difficult time understanding why they were having so much trouble capping the oil. I forgot that there’s so much pressure behind the oil making the task troublesome! This video from the Exploratorium’s Teacher Institute used simple and readily available materials to demonstrate the gusher. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5TPLjkkTOY]

]]> http://nsdl.library.cornell.edu/websites/expertvoices/smile/archives/3228#comment-3447 Ken Bell Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:55:35 +0000 http://nsdl.library.cornell.edu/websites/expertvoices/smile/archives/3228#comment-3447 Anything that can be done to increase awareness of and educate people about this ecological disaster is crucial. It's so easy for important issues to become "old news" if they persist beyond the initial news cycle. The full scope and extent of damage from this spill won't be known for many years, if ever. Hopefully it can serve as an example for all of us and help teach how to avoid future ecological disasters before they become catastrophic. Anything that can be done to increase awareness of and educate people about this ecological disaster is crucial. It’s so easy for important issues to become “old news” if they persist beyond the initial news cycle. The full scope and extent of damage from this spill won’t be known for many years, if ever. Hopefully it can serve as an example for all of us and help teach how to avoid future ecological disasters before they become catastrophic.

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