Palmer Deep Core Model (ODP 178)

Actvity Summary: This model is a replica of a core retrieved in the Antarctic Peninsula on ODP Expedition 178

This model shows seasonal layers (laminae) composed of different diatoms species that were deposited during the late Holocene and provides evidence for the changing climate and glacial retreat that took place in the region after the last ice age. This core section also contains a drop stone.

National Science Education Content Standards:

Standard E: Earth and space science

Next Generation Science Standards: Cross Cutting Concepts:

Patterns

Next Generation Science Standards: Science and Engineering Practices:

Developing and using models
Analyzing and interpreting data

Next Generation Science Standards: Core Ideas:

ESS1. C The history of the planet Earth