Fueled by FossilsLv3: Identify the 3 different fossil fuelsLv4: Describe how fossil fuels are formedLv5: Explain why fossil fuels are non-renewable.

Entrance Activity Key WordsEnergy

Fossil FuelCoalOil

Natural gasPressure

Layer

What do you think a fossil fuel is?

Fossil Fuel

Learning Activity

Below are pictures of each type of fossil fuel. Try to describe each one by only using 3 words. Natural gas has been done

for you.

Coal Natural Gas Crude OilTransparent

GasLightweight

Learning Activity

Below are pictures of each type of fossil fuel. Try to describe each one by only using 3 words. Natural gas has been done

for you.

Coal Natural Gas Crude OilDark Transparent Brown/blackSolid Gas Liquid

Heavy Lightweight Gloopy

Formation of oil and natural gasOil and natural formed from tiny animals and plants that lived in the sea millions of years ago.

When these organisms died, they fell to the sea floor and got buried by mud and sand.

Student Reading Activity

The sand and mud prevented oxygen from reaching the dead organisms, meaning they couldn’t decompose.

As the layers of mud and sand built up, they applied pressure and heat to the dead organisms. This turned them into oil and natural gas.

Oil and gas

Learning Activity

Complete the Oil and gas formation worksheet by describing what is happening in each picture. Try to use as many of the key terms as possible.

Key TermsMillions of

yearPressure

HeatNo Oxygen

LayersOil

Natural gas

Formation of CoalCoal formed from large plants and trees that lived in swamp lands millions of years ago.

When the plants died, they fell into the swamp mud. This creating a sealed layer around the plant.

Student Reading Activity

The mud prevented oxygen from reaching the dead plants, meaning they couldn’t decompose and breakdown.

As layers of mud build up they applied pressure and heat onto the plant. Over millions of years this turned the plants into coal and the layers of mud below and above into rock.

Learning Activity

Complete the Coal formation worksheet by describing what is happening in each picture. Try to use as many of the key terms as possible.

Key TermsMillions of

yearPressure

HeatNo Oxygen

LayersCoal

Key Word Alert

Non-RenewableWhat do you think the term above means?

Energy source

A non-renewable energy source is an energy source that will one day run out. Fossil fuels are an example of this because there is only a certain amount of coal, oil, and gas on Earth. Once it’s gone, it’s gone for good. We cannot make more.

Data analysis

1) What type of graph is shown above?2) What is missing from the graph above?3) Which fossil fuel is likely to run out first?4) Think of a suitable title for the graph.5) Which fossil fuel is likely to last the longest?

Data analysis

Plenary

Quick Check

Questions

What three condition are required to produce fossil fuels?

If an energy source

is classed as “non-

renewable” what

does this mean?

Describe the

appearance and

characteristic of oil?

Fossil fuels are classed as what type of energy?Which fossil fuel has the longest life span?