Actvity Summary: This book features 34 very detailed photographs of cores collected from International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 398 to the Hellenic Volcanic Arc in Greece. You will be amazed at the many shapes, colors, and patterns in the cores—these rocks and sediments are beautiful! And they all have fascinating geologic stories to tell.
Welcome to a story about the formation of volcanoes! This book is a compilation of 34 very detailed photographs of rock and sediment cores drilled from the depths in and around volcanoes in Greece’s Hellenic Volcanic Arc, including the famous island of Santorini.
Susan Schnur, Expedition 398
- Standard A: Unifying concepts and processes in science
- Standard E: Earth and space science
- Stability and change
- Constructing explanations and designing solutions
- Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
- ESS1. C The history of the planet Earth
- ESS3.B Natural Hazards