Outreach Programs
Oil Museum of Canada, is proud to offer a variety of outreach programs, where a museum educator brings the museum to you! This one-hour program is designed to complement your group's interests.
Programs
| Oil Heritage |
| Learn about the most valuable non-renewable resource in the world at the place where it all began. Students will see how early drillers harvested oil, refined it, and sold it to the world. You will be amazed by how many items are made from crude oil. See the working jerker-lines that have been pumping oil in Oil Springs since 1863. This technology uses simple machines and local materials. |
| Geology Rocks |
| You will learn about the local geology that gave birth to the modern oil industry. You will see the gum beds where the raw crude oil oozes to the surface and look at core samples. Investigate the geologic resources such as oil and salt found in Lambton County. |
| Conservation of Energy |
| What is energy and where does it come from? Students will learn about the different types of energy. You will contrast and compare renewable and non-renewable resources and the role they play in the global energy market. The tour will look at the different perspectives between the historical treatment of the environment and today's environmental protections. |
| Pioneer Days |
| Visit our historic Langbank log cabin, Canadian Drilling Rig, and blacksmith shop. Discuss the different duties between genders during the black gold rush. See how early settlers used simple machines and local resources to shape their environment and start the modern oil industry. Students will get time to make a craft and play with historical wooden toys. |
| Refining Crude Oil |
| Science and chemistry have revolutionized the way we use raw crude oil resources. See how the process of refining crude has changed from James Miller Williams days in 1858 to how the modern refineries of Sarnia-Lambton process the crude oil into the greener fuels and products used today. |
Payment
You are welcome to make full payment at the time of your group visit or request an invoice. We accept; cash, debit, Mastercard, Visa, and cheque.
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