Environmental Science: Oil Cleanup
- Grades K-2
- Grades 3-5
Dive into environmental science with this hands-on eco-adventure! Learn how oil affects the ocean, then simulate an oil spill of your own and rescue the cute critters. Plus, step into the shoes of real-life wildlife rescuers and environmental engineers as you follow their story in the illustrated instruction booklet.
Academic Standards
- 2-PS1-1: Matter and Its Interactions
Why it’s awesome
Wildlife rescue
Cute critters to rescue with fabric fur and feathers to clean.
Hands-on engineering
Build, test, and repeat to create a clean-up solution.
Splashy science
Explore oil-and-water chemistry with different clean-up tools.
What’s included?
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Topics explored
Ocean health
Oil chemistry
Wildlife rescue
From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
![](https://icdn.kiwico.com/site/store/pdp/behind-the-design/SPIL_behind-design.webp)
“I was inspired by the workers who tackle real-life oil spills with science and engineering, and I wanted to help kids connect with those problem solvers through a series of fun experiments!”
- KiwiCo Product Designer
By the numbers
1000
Milliters of oil cleaned during kid testing
25
Wood animals rescued
Many!
Different boom configurations