We have been learning about the destruction and harm that can be caused to whales and other sea life when an oil spill occurs.

We tried three differnt methods to remove oil from water, as professionals would do when there is an oil spill in the sea or ocean.

We tried skimming the oil from the water, using sorbents to absorb the oil and dispersing the oil with a chemical solution (fairy liquid).

We found that the dispersing method worked the best and the sorbent method was least effective.

We now realise the real damage an oil spill can cause as it is really difficult to remove the oil from the water.