Lesson 1A - How is the oil industry significant to Canada?
Lesson Objectives:
- Define oil, bitumin, crude/refined oil
- Describe how oil is produced in Canada, including the two different ways oil is extracted from the oil sands
- Describe the economic significance of oil a) for Canada, b) for the global community
Lesson Tasks:
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Links:
- Main site: http://www.canadasoilsands.ca/en/
- “The World Needs Energy” http://www.capp.ca/canadian-oil-and-natural-gas/the-world-needs-energy
- Canada’s Petroleum Resources http://www.capp.ca/canadian-oil-and-natural-gas/canadas-petroleum-resources
- What is Oil? http://www.capp.ca/canadian-oil-and-natural-gas/oil
- What are the Oil Sands? http://www.capp.ca/canadian-oil-and-natural-gas/oil-sands/what-are-oil-sands
- How Oil Sands are developed http://www.capp.ca/canadian-oil-and-natural-gas/oil-sands/oil-sands-development
- http://www.suncor.com/about-us/oil-sands/process
- Economic Significance http://www.capp.ca/media/commentary/a-tale-of-two-canadas
- Canadian Economic Contribution http://www.capp.ca/canadian-oil-and-natural-gas/canadian-economic-contribution