Oil Shale aka Plankton Sandwich Materials

An introduction to oil shale, which is a fossil-rich, fine-grained, sedimentary limestone rock that contains large amounts of kerogen. Also referred to as liquid hydrocarbons, these rocks can be used as a substitute for conventional crude oil. The kids will also experiment with the idea of cap, source, and reservoir rocks and how those play into the recovery of this resource.

Demo Pack includes:  1 sample each of oil shale and sandstone, 5" tart pan, pipette, 4 oz portion cup, nail

Study Group Pack includes:  4 samples each of oil shale and sandstone, 4 5" tart pans, 4 pipettes, 4 4-oz portion cups, 4 nails

Classroom Pack includes:  10 samples each of oil shale and sandstone, 10 5" tart pans, 10 pipettes, 10 4-oz portion cups, 10 nails

School Pack includes:  30 samples each of oil shale and sandstone, 30 5" tart pans, 30 pipettes, 30 4-oz portion cups, 30 nails

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