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Oil, Water and Chocolate Mousse

During the past 100 years, the world demand for oil has grown enormously. We rely on it for energy and use many products that are made from oil, like plastic. Unfortunately, every year there are many small spills that occur when oil is transported from place to place.

So what does chocolate mousse have to do with oil and water?

Chocolate mousse is the name of a special combination of oil and water that sometimes forms when there's an oil spill.

• What happens when oil is spilled in our lakes, rivers and streams?

• How can we prevent oil spills - both large and small?

• How can we prepare for oil spills?

• What can Canadians do to limit the environmental damage of oil spills?

To find out more about oil spills, visit the Oil, Water and Chocolate Mousse Web site.

An environmentally-friendly oil spill experiment

Do you want to try cleaning up an oil spill for yourself? This experiment will help you understand why it is such a difficult task. All of the tools you will need are environmentally friendly and easy to find.

Challenge your imagination with a creative twist on environmental learning

Great Art for Great Lakes is about exploring and learning, creating and sharing. This awesome classroom activity is a great way to combine environmental learning at any level with creativity and fun.

It's a unique opportunity for teachers and students in grades one to eight in Ontario to study the environment and to express what they've learned through art. Students can work as part of a team or individually.

There are recognition awards, such as plaques and educational materials, for participating classes and schools. The grand prize at each level is a tree to be planted in the school yard.

Registration deadline is April 1st, 2002. Don't miss it!

More Great Lakes Web Sites for Youth and Kids:

The Great Lakes

The five Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, together with the St. Lawrence River are among the world's most precious natural resources. The Great Lakes basin is the world's largest freshwater ecosystem, home to some 40 million Canadians and Americans, and countless species of animals, birds, fish and plants.

Great Art for Great Lakes "Virtual" Classroom

Gain the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to become responsible environmental citizens! The Virtual Classroom has resource material and activities to help students learn more about the Great Lakes and the environment.

Great Lakes Kids Web site

There are games, jigsaw puzzles and the Great Lakes quiz with Professor Frog. Learn some interesting facts in Great Lakes Info and make a mask from the animal faces colouring book.

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