Geology Lessons
in Oil and Gas Energy Education
Teacher Workshop 

The goal of this workshop is to help foster energy education by connecting geology and earth science to the natural gas and oil industry. During the workshop, you will learn about the natural gas and oil industry, receive curriculum books that include backgrounds, hands-on activities, word walls and career connections for each unit, participate in activities, and interact with your fellow workshop attendees. You will also be equipped with activity supplies and numerous other materials and resources to take back to your classroom!

* COVID precautions will be in place.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM - Check-In & Light Contintental Breakfast

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Workshop: Special industry guest speakers, curriculum review, hands-on lessons and more conducted throughout the day. Box lunches will be provided. The following topcs will be covered:

• Earth’s Layers
  How did the Earth differentiate into its various layers? Which layers contain the underground reservoirs of hydrocarbons? Use modeling and graphic organizers to teach the composition, scaling and mapping of Earth’s layers.
• Active Earth: From Continental Drift to Plate Tectonics
  What evidence do we have to support the plate tectonic theory? How has the movement of plates contributed to the production of naturally occurring economic resources like crude oil and natural gas? Use puzzles, “edible models” and maps to understand Wegener’s Theory of Continental Drift, relative plate motion and sea floor spreading.
• Mineralogy: The Building Blocks of Our Rocks
  What is a mineral and what properties distinguish one mineral from another? How do petroleum geologists determine the organic materials in source rocks that produce hydrocarbons? Grow mineral crystals and test for hardness, specific gravity and other properties that distinguish one mineral from another.
• Rocks vs Minerals
  What distinguishes a rock from a mineral? What is the composition of source rocks for crude oil and natural gas? Identify and classify rocks using graphic organizers, physics and modeling.
• Ohio’s Sedimentary Basins
  What processes are responsible for the formation of the bedrock found in Ohio’s sedimentary basin? How are these processes responsible for the Utica and Marcellus shales present in Ohio today? Create a sedimentary basin model, calculate weathering rates, and design graphic organizers to understand how sediments, organisms, structures and rocks vary between depositional environments.
• Earth’s Energy Resources
  What processes are carbon sinks and sources? What are Ohio’s energy resources? Create a model to track carbon flow, experiment to find out if carbon is stored in rocks and use a graphic organizer assessment to trace pathways of carbon cycles in the environment.

CEU certification will be provided at the conclusion of the workshop or mailed shortly after.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Field Trips: OOGEEP provides field trip opportunities to those who complete teacher workshops. Click here to view field trip options. (Must register for field trips separately.)

Ashland University Graduate Credit: At a cost, workshop participants are eligible for Ashland University graduate credit if a field trip is attended and additional classroom work is completed. There will be more details about this opportunity during the workshop.

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WAITLIST ONLY! 

Registration does not guarantee workshop attendance. Once you register, you will receive an email confirming your attendance or placement on our wait list. We strive to include all interested parties, however, our workshops fill up quickly. Thank you again for your interest.