Http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/ is a site that uses real data from NOAA to create an image that will lay over a map to help people understand the true seriousness of the oil spill disaster. You can select any location and the image will show you what the oil spill would look like if it happened there. According to the site, it is usually updated once a day. I selected my home town and here is the image I saw.
Think of how you could use this site in education. A social studies teacher could probably use this to talk about how society is being effected. An English teacher could show a map of the local area and have students write about how their lives would change if this actually did happen to them. If anything, it will help students empathize with the people being affected.
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