Math Minute Answers – Week 4
Congratulations to Paolina, the winner of last week’s math minute and soon-to-be recipient of a limited-edition Adopt-a-Microbe T-shirt! Thanks to…
A Very MacGyver Halloween
MacGyver was a resourceful secret agent on TV in the 1980s who was famous for being able to solve any…
Bit by Bit
RCB CORING, BIT #1: Although the penetration rates are relatively slow (with some faster intervals) and recovery is about what is…
Things I Miss
Well, they’re here: the mid-cruise blues. Being on a deep-sea research ship is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime, super-cool, never-to-be-missed opportunity for…
Math Minute Answers – Week 3
Congratulations to Brittany, the winner of last week’s Math Minute. Enjoy your Adopt-a-Microbe T-shirt! Here are the answers to last…
Imagining Deep-Sea Drilling
In this activity that combines math and art, students will learn about the process of deep-sea drilling by making their own reentry…
What’s in a CORK?
A Bit of Disappointment
What’s the story? When we entered the Hole U1383B with the 14.75-inch bit, Charlie, the driller, found cement extending up…