The Times Educational Supplement has brought together some teaching resources for different age groups to help teach about the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana. These range from video clips explaining how it happened and what its effects might be, to suggestions for creative writing, such as a front-page article. They are free to use, but you may need to register with TES to download some of them.
See www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6041639.
Update: the Geographical Association has also put together an excellent web page with lots of ideas for teaching secondary students about the oil spill: http://geography.org.uk/resources/oilspill
