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DISCOVER PETROLEUM - A Virtual Visit to Fawley Refinery
Web-based resource (2003)
For students aged 8 - 12 years and 13 - 16 years

Working with the Energy Institute and Industry Supports Education, a website has been developed that allows students to carry out self-paced virtual tours of the Fawley refinery. The visit is based on a series of 360 degree panoramic photographs taken around the refinery, that students can interactively zoom in on and/or interrogate for additional information and/or careers advice.

Initially developed for Key Stage 2 (7-11 years old) students, and launched in January 2003, a further version has been produced for Key Stage 4 (13-16 year old) students and a lay adult audience. This concentrates on the main processes on the refinery, namely distillation, cracking and isomerisation, and clearly relates to the requirements of the chemistry curriculum.

Over time, it is hoped to produce a suite of Virtual Visits covering the full supply chain of the industry.

Visit Discover Petroleum at www.schoolscience.co.uk/petroleum

EVOLUTION OF THE TIGER
8-page booklet (1994)
Suitable for students aged 14-18 years

Advertising is a vital ingredient in the successful promotion of a modern company and the tiger has become a well-known Esso symbol. This booklet traces the development of the tiger image in Esso advertising, it shows how and why its portrayal has changed over time, and explains how Esso became involved in tiger conservation.

Available free from:
The ExxonMobil Information Service
PO Box 30
Alton
Hampshire
GU43 4PY
Tel: 01420 525534
Email: esso@mmcltd.com

ESSO CLASSROOM MODULES ON OIL
Teacher's guide, video, students' notes and assignments (1997)
For teachers to use with students aged 14-16 years

The Esso Classroom Modules on Oil provide comprehensive coverage of topics related to oil including formation, detection, extraction and refining to obtain many useful products.

The resource is primarily for use at GCSE and GNVQ levels. It consists of a video tape, two sets of students' notes - for use at foundation and higher tier - together with a teacher's guide.

Both sets of students' notes deal with the same subject matter but have been written for students of different levels of ability. The foundation tier material is designed for use with middle-to-less-able students and will also be useful for Key Stage 3 or equivalent Science courses. The higher tier material is for use with the middle-to-more-able students and will also provide an interesting resource for more advanced chemistry courses.

The subject content is divided into 10 short modules which can be dealt with either individually or together depending on the time available. Each module deals with a different aspect of oil and consists of a short video sequence and supporting notes for students. There is also a final project concerned with how the energy demands of the world may be satisfied in the future. This is a flexible exercise which encourages the use of secondary data, analysis and evaluation.

Modules 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and the final project deal with material which is most relevant to the National Curriculum in England and Wales, the Scottish syllabuses and the Northern Ireland Curriculum for Science. In addition to supporting students' notes, these modules also have exercises which can be done in class, after pupils have watched the video, or may be set as homework assignments.

The content of Modules 5, 6, 7 and 8 goes beyond that which is required by the three different science curricula in the UK. However, these modules have been included in order to provide a complete account of the topic of oil. Processes which have the least relevance to the science curricula are only briefly described in the students' notes and are not supported by any exercises.

The teacher's guide provides additional information on each module which will be of use in preparing lessons and in class discussion. Answers to the student exercises are also included.

Available free from:
The ExxonMobil Information Service
PO Box 30
Alton
Hampshire
GU43 4PY
Tel: 01420 525534
Email: esso@mmcltd.com

OIL AND CHEMICAL PROCESSING
40-page booklet and 2 wall charts (1993)
Suitable for students aged 16-18 years

This technical publication describes the chemistry and processes involved in manufacturing petroleum and petrochemical products in a typical integrated refinery.

One wall-chart presents a flow diagram of materials and processes through the refinery whilst the other outlines the variety and complexity of products derived from crude oil.

The eight exercises relate to various aspects of oil refining and petrochemical manufacturing. They require both comprehension and problem-solving skills and are ideal for use with students studying chemistry at the Advanced Level and vocational courses of similar content.

Available free from:
The ExxonMobil Information Service
PO Box 30
Alton
Hampshire
GU43 4PY
Tel: 01420 525534
Email: esso@mmcltd.com

WHYNOTCHEMENG
Web-based resources (2001-3)
For teachers, and students aged 14 - 16+

ExxonMobil has worked with the Institution of Chemical Engineering to help them develop a range of Web based resource materials designed to give students careers information relating to chemical engineering. In addition teaching resource materials are being developed which will help improve the teaching of chemical engineering at Key Stage 4 and post 16.

Visit the careers resources at www.whynotchemeng.co.uk