With the help of Oklahoma educators, university curriculum specialists, scientists and petroleum professionals, the OERB set out to change this by creating Fossils to Fuel. Everything a teacher needs to instruct students in Fossils to Fuel is provided, including teacher training, a teacher's guide and an activities kit. The success of the OERB's Fossils to Fuel led to the creation of a similar curriculum designed to challenge middle-level students. Active delivers practical information about the formation and recovery of oil and natural gas, along with energy experiments that can be performed in the classroom. Like Fossils to Fuel, this six-week curriculum was written with the help of Oklahoma educators and industry experts.
Teachers receive a teacher's guide and activities kit.
Teacher training is free and the OERB pays for substitute teachers to fill in while teachers train. Oklahoma Petroleum Challenge. The OERB's Oklahoma Petroleum Challenge makes it fun for the state's high schoolers to learn about oil and natural gas, with the chance to win cash prizes at the same time. To participate, students must write an essay relating to the oil and natural gas industry. The OERB helps with oil and natural gas education outside the classroom, as well.