RAW MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

Crude Oil Inquirers

What is a Raw Material?

“A material or substance used in the primary production or manufacturing of a good. Raw materials are often natural resources such as oil, iron and wood.” www.investopedia.org

All About Crude Oil

What is crude oil? Does it have any other names? Where is it from? Give an example. Where is it shipped to? Give an

example. How is it shipped?

Products from Crude Oil

Plastics—CDs, eyeglasses

Tires Paint and Ink

Shoe Polish Nylons Roof Shingles

Novelty Candy Cosmetics Candles

Vaseline Crayons Bug Killer

Asphalt and Ammonia

Wax Paper Paper Cups

http://www.earthsciweek.org/forteachers/2007/productspetroleum_cont.html

Plastics

All of the products that our group drew from the hat are kinds of soft plastics. Here are some products made from soft plastics.

Bubble Gum Heart Valves Cosmetics CDs

How is crude oil turned into chewing gum?

First Second Third Fourth Fifth

Watch and see how bubble gum is made. http://www.youtube.com (Julius Wag: Bubble Gum: How

It’s Made)

Circle those that are raw materials.

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5.__________________Click to play the Discovery video “How to Make

Bubble Gum.”

Write all materials used to make bubble gum on the lines.