Positives

• This resource uses interactive, engaging tools and storytelling to explain and visualize data.
• The interactive tool maps out every well, pipeline, flowline, and canal on the coast of Louisiana, according to publicly available data.
• The resource demonstrates that the negative impacts of the fossil fuel industry are not limited to emissions.

Additional Prerequisites

• You will need to click "Follow the oil" to read the article and "Explore on your own" to access the interactive tool.
• Students should read the article before using the interactive tool.
• Instructions on how to use the tool are available in the "Info" section.
• This resource requires access to the Internet.

Differentiation

• Before reading the article, ask students what they know about the fossil fuel industry and its history. After using the interactive tool, ask students what surprised them most about what they learned.
• To ensure students get the most out of the tool, have them select a well, pipeline, or canal and investigate its history and effects on the local area and people. Students can present their findings to the class.
• After the lesson, have students share if and how what they learned has changed their perspective on the fossil fuel industry and the products and industries that rely on it.
• To learn more about the fossil fuel industry, watch this video on the rise of fossil fuels and climate change and this video about a global treaty to phase out fossil fuels.