Shell in the US - Interactive Activities


Watch, listen, click and learn. Use Ignite Learning's mini movies, quizzes and games in your classroom and view the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) for each activity.

Listen to the ancient fish sing about how fossil fuels are formed

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Find out how fossil fuels got their name.

Play the game and learn about the stages in the formation of hydrocarbons in oil

What is petroleum made of? Take this fun quiz and find the answer.

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Hear Flip & Flop explain how fossil fuels are an energy resource

Watch a mini movie on how one form of energy is converted to another and measure of efficiency

Dilly Diana and Wacky Wayne tell the story of coal formation and the pros & cons of coal as an energy source

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Explore an interactive map of the U.S. to see the types of coal and their properties

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Watch the mini-movie on the creation of nuclear power

Trace the process of nuclear fission

Discover different types of power plants and compare their efficiency