This resource from ACE explains how fossil fuels formed and the different environments and conditions that coal, oil, and gas formed in over hundreds of millions of years.
It includes a printable worksheet, article, and links to additional information.
Teaching Tips
Positives
A teacher could use this resource as a way to activate prior knowledge on the topic or to provide all students with a base understanding of how fossil fuels are formed.
Additional Prerequisites
Students should have prior knowledge of how fossil fuels are used.
You may want to have students review the linked EIA resource in the worksheet prior to answering the questions.
The materials are available for use without an account.
Differentiation
Using the Google Doc, the teacher can adjust the questions for understanding to ensure that students at various levels are being challenged at the appropriate level.
Science classes could use this resource to connect the concept of geologic time to current events.
This resource is a good fit in explaining the formation of coal, oil, and natural gas. They all come from fossils. The resource is recommended for teaching.
Standards
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
MS-ESS3-5 Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Common Core English Language Arts Standards (CCSS.ELA)
Reading: Science & Technical Subjects (6-12)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.10 By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
