1. Age of Oil
Spindletop

2. Warm-up
Look at the list of products. Write down which products you believe are made from petroleum.

3. Non-Petroleum Products
Paper towels
Metal pots
Cat food
Hammer
Wooden Chairs
Glass Mirror
Soda Cans

4. Spindletop

5. Oil Timeline
1850
Melrose Petroleum oil Company drills first successful oil well in East Texas
1875
Oil is found in Corsicana and drilling is encouraged in East Texas

6. Oil Timeline
1900
Howard Hughes Sr. acquires patent for his rotary drill bit
Ford mass produces automobiles
New oil fields are found in East and West Texas

7. 1850
Melrose Petroleum oil Company drills first successful oil well in East Texas
1875
Oil is found in Corsicana and drilling is encouraged in East Texas
1900
Howard Hughes Sr. acquires patent for his rotary drill bit
Ford mass produces automobiles
New oil fields are found in East and West Texas
If you had to make a conclusion based on the timeline what would it be?
The oil well drilled in Corsicana must not have required a rotary drill bit

8. Spindletop
January 10, 1901 oil was struck at Spindletop near Beaumont, Texas
Discovery that had the greatest impact on development of highway system

9. Industry Regulations James Hogg established the Railroad Commission
Railroad commission was established to regulate and control oil prices

10. Most geographic areas in Texas have oil and gas deposits

11. Boom and Bust Cycle
As more oil was discovered supply went up and oil prices went down
The oil industry had a period of great profits followed by a downward trend in an industry   

12. Reflection
Thumbs up / Thumbs down activity

13. Thumbs up means true / Thumbs down means false
Automobiles contributed to urbanization of Texas in late 1800’s

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Automobiles contributed to urbanization of Texas in late 1800’s

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Spindletop was the discovery that had the greatest impact on development of highway system

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Spindletop was the discovery that had the greatest impact on development of highway system

17. Thumbs up means true/ Thumbs down means false
The oil well drilled in Corsicana must not have required a rotary drill bit

18. Thumbs up means true / Thumbs down means false
The oil well drilled in Corsicana must not have required a rotary drill bit

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The oil commission was established to regulate and control oil prices

20. Thumbs up means true/ Thumbs down means false
The oil commission was established to regulate and control oil prices

21. Thumbs up means true / Thumbs down means false
Most geographic areas in Texas have oil and gas deposits

22. Thumbs up means true/ Thumbs down means false
Most geographic areas in Texas have oil and gas deposits

23. Reflection
How do you use oil in your daily life?