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Environmental Science: Oil Cleanup

  1. Grades K-2
  2. Grades 3-5

Price: $34.95

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

  1. 2-PS1-1: Matter and Its Interactions

Why it’s awesome

  1. Wildlife rescue

    Cute critters to rescue with fabric fur and feathers to clean.

  2. Hands-on engineering

    Build, test, and repeat to create a clean-up solution.

  3. Splashy science

    Explore oil-and-water chemistry with different clean-up tools.

What’s included?

  • squeeze bulb

  • 3 wood animals

  • 3 dress-up furs

  • cotton balls

  • blue coloring 0.3 fl oz (10 mL)

  • vegetable oil 3 fl oz (90 mL)

  • cleaning gel 2 fl oz (60 mL)

  • 10 connector clips

  • tub

  • beaker

  • boat

  • sponge

  • spoon

  • 18 foam shapes

  • strainer spoon

  • lab notebook

  • illustrated instruction booklet

Topics explored

  1. Ocean health

  2. Oil chemistry

  3. Wildlife rescue

From the desk of the product designer:

Behind the design

“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

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